Which happens more often in baseball: a foul ball or a called strike?
By
John Dewan
December 28, 2004
It’s close, foul balls occur 5% more often than called strikes. In 2003 there were 116,337 foul balls and 110,497 called strikes on the batter. Here is the complete list:
Called Balls 240,981
Hit Into Play 138.877
Foul Balls 116,337
Called Strikes 110,497
Swinging Strikes 39,411
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