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Opponents' Contact Inside the Zone 2018

Swings that touch a pitch inside the zone, including fouls and bunts. These describe hitters facing this pitcher. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

Season

MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Caught foul tips count as whiffs. Automatic count awards are excluded. Zone rates require at least 95% location coverage; unknown results remain unavailable. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' Contact Inside the Zone / 2018

Max Scherzer

WSH

949

Season leader

Opponents' Contact Inside the Zone2018 season
#	Player	Team	Zone contact
1	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	949
2	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	938
3	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	929
4	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	891
5	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	889
6	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	888
7	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	885
8	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	877
9	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	865
10	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	857
11	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	856
12	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	848
13	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	846
14	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	841
15	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	HOU	838
16	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	835
17	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	835
18	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	834
19	D. BundyDylan Bundy	BAL	826
20	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	818
21	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	816
22	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	816
23	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	816
24	C. HamelsCole Hamels	CHC	812
25	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	806
26	T. RoarkTanner Roark	WSH	800
27	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	792
28	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	789
29	M. HarveyMatt Harvey	CIN	787
30	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	786
31	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	783
32	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	781
33	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	SEA	777
34	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	775
35	L. LynnLance Lynn	NYY	770
36	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	765
37	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	764
38	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	759
39	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	759
40	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	759
41	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	755
42	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	754
43	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	754
44	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	PHI	753
45	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	752
46	A. CashnerAndrew Cashner	BAL	751
47	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	743
48	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	742
49	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	741
50	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	741

Zone contact: Swings that touch a pitch inside the zone, including fouls and bunts. These describe hitters facing this pitcher. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

Understanding Opponents' Contact Inside the Zone

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.