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Data updated through: September 29, 2025
League First Inning Statistics
Showing 2025 season
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49.8%
No Run First Inning
50.2%
Yes Run First Inning
52.7%
First Inning Tie
1.07
Runs per Inning
2,430
Total Games
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NRFI Rate Trends
Showing 2025 season with 7-day moving average
Best NRFI Team Pitching
2025 Season • Minimum 20 games
#1
Kansas City Royals
79.0%
162 games
#2
New York Mets
77.8%
162 games
#3
New York Yankees
76.5%
162 games
#4
Pittsburgh Pirates
75.9%
162 games
#5
Philadelphia Phillies
75.9%
162 games
#6
Detroit Tigers
74.7%
162 games
#7
Cleveland Guardians
74.1%
162 games
#8
Milwaukee Brewers
74.1%
162 games
#9
Houston Astros
73.5%
162 games
#10
Cincinnati Reds
73.5%
162 games
Best NRFI Pitchers
2025 Season • Minimum 15 starts
#1Paul Skenes
93.8%
32 starts
#2
Trevor Rogers
88.9%
18 starts
#3Ranger Suarez
88.5%
26 starts
#4Michael Wacha
87.1%
31 starts
#5Tarik Skubal
87.1%
31 starts
#6
Nathan Eovaldi
86.4%
22 starts
#7Andrew Abbott
86.2%
29 starts
#8
JP Sears
85.2%
27 starts
#9Freddy Peralta
84.8%
33 starts
#10Michael Lorenzen
84.6%
26 starts
Worst NRFI Team Pitching
2025 Season • Minimum 20 games
#1
Colorado Rockies
54.9%
162 games
#2
Los Angeles Angels
63.0%
162 games
#3Baltimore Orioles
64.8%
162 games
#4
Miami Marlins
65.4%
162 games
#5
Los Angeles Dodgers
65.4%
162 games
#6
Washington Nationals
66.0%
162 games
#7
Chicago White Sox
66.0%
162 games
#8
Minnesota Twins
66.7%
162 games
#9
St. Louis Cardinals
67.9%
162 games
#10
Toronto Blue Jays
68.5%
162 games
Worst NRFI Pitchers
2025 Season • Minimum 15 starts
#1Tanner Gordon
46.7%
15 starts
#2Max Scherzer
47.1%
17 starts
#3Sean Burke
50.0%
22 starts
#4Antonio Senzatela
50.0%
24 starts
#5Tyler Anderson
50.0%
26 starts
#6
Ben Brown
53.3%
15 starts
#7Yu Darvish
53.3%
15 starts
#8Tomoyuki Sugano
53.3%
30 starts
#9
Erick Fedde
54.2%
24 starts
#10Clayton Kershaw
54.5%
22 starts