PLATE DISCIPLINE
PLATE-DISCIPLINE LEADERS
Who controls the strike zone at each level — counted from MLB play-by-play.
Top 25 of 180 qualifying AAA hitters — minimum 300 pitches seen. Percentiles compare hitters at the same level only.
Computed from MLB play-by-play feeds — as of 2026-09-13.
Rows marked est. use a pixel-coordinate calibration; unmarked rows are measured — see methodology.
| Rank | Player | Team | Chase% | Cohort %ile | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garret Forrester | MIA | 16.9% est. | 99 | 477 |
| 2 | Brayden Taylor | MIA | 19.9% | 99 | 480 |
| 3 | Charlie Condon | COL | 20.1% est. | 99 | 2292 |
| 4 | Harry Ford | WSN | 20.3% | 98 | 1065 |
| 5 | Silas Ardoin | BAL | 20.3% | 98 | 952 |
| 6 | Luke Adams | MIL | 20.4% | 97 | 1115 |
| 7 | Christian Cairo | PHI | 20.5% est. | 96 | 2035 |
| 8 | Darrien Miller | MIL | 20.5% | 96 | 379 |
| 9 | Rikuu Nishida | CHW | 21.0% | 95 | 1927 |
| 10 | Cooper Ingle | CLE | 21.0% | 95 | 1921 |
| 11 | Dustin Dickerson | KC | 21.2% est. | 94 | 308 |
| 12 | Brock Wilken | MIL | 21.3% est. | 93 | 2138 |
| 13 | Bryan Ramos | BAL | 21.3% est. | 93 | 1401 |
| 14 | Sterlin Thompson | COL | 21.6% est. | 92 | 1435 |
| 15 | Drew Cavanaugh | SFG | 21.6% | 92 | 553 |
| 16 | Cam Cannarella | MIA | 22.0% | 91 | 781 |
| 17 | James Tibbs III | LAD | 22.1% est. | 91 | 2565 |
| 18 | Brett Bateman | TOR | 22.3% | 90 | 1550 |
| 19 | Tyler Black | MIL | 22.5% est. | 90 | 1724 |
| 20 | Josh Kasevich | TOR | 22.9% est. | 89 | 2058 |
| 21 | George Lombard Jr. | NYY | 22.9% | 89 | 1098 |
| 22 | Owen Ayers | CHC | 23.3% | 88 | 715 |
| 23 | George Valera | CLE | 23.8% | 87 | 1248 |
| 24 | RJ Schreck | TOR | 23.8% | 87 | 1038 |
| 25 | Tanner Schobel | MIN | 23.9% | 86 | 1343 |