Little League Pitch Count Rules and Rest Days (2026)
- Regulation VI, Little League Baseball Rulebook (2026 edition)
- Last checked Nov 1, 2026
- By Julien Levadoux
Little League pitchers may throw 50 pitches a day at league age 6–8, 75 at 9–10, 85 at 11–12 and 95 at 13–16. Players 14 and under need 1 day of rest after 21 pitches, up to 4 days after 66 or more; ages 15–16 have higher thresholds. No one may pitch three days in a row.
The Little League Baseball rest tables
Ages 6–8 · 50 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–20 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 21–35 | 1 calendar day |
| 36–50 | 2 calendar days |
Ages 9–10 · 75 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–20 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 21–35 | 1 calendar day |
| 36–50 | 2 calendar days |
| 51–65 | 3 calendar days |
| 66–75 | 4 calendar days |
Ages 11–12 · 85 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–20 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 21–35 | 1 calendar day |
| 36–50 | 2 calendar days |
| 51–65 | 3 calendar days |
| 66–85 | 4 calendar days |
Ages 13–14 · 95 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–20 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 21–35 | 1 calendar day |
| 36–50 | 2 calendar days |
| 51–65 | 3 calendar days |
| 66–95 | 4 calendar days |
Ages 15–16 · 95 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–30 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 31–45 | 1 calendar day |
| 46–60 | 2 calendar days |
| 61–75 | 3 calendar days |
| 76–95 | 4 calendar days |
Other limits
- Applies to every division with player pitching: Minor League, Majors, Intermediate (50/70), Junior and Senior League.
- A pitcher who reaches the daily limit while facing a batter may finish that batter, then can't start another.
- No one may pitch on three days in a row, whatever the counts.
- A player who catches 4 or more innings can't pitch that day.
- A player who throws 41 or more pitches can't catch for the rest of the day.
- A player who caught 3 innings or fewer, then threw 21 or more pitches (31 or more at league age 15–16), can't go back to catcher that day.
- Minors and Majors: once taken off the mound, a pitcher can't pitch again in that game. Intermediate, Junior and Senior League: a pitcher can return to the mound once per game.
- Minors and Majors: one game a day. Junior and Senior League: two games a day within one daily limit, but not after 31 or more pitches in the first game.
- Pitches in tie games and suspended games count.
Source: Little League Regulation VI, pitch count (Little League Regulation VI, 2026). Checked Nov 1, 2026.
The calculator above is set to Little League. Pick the player’s league age, enter the pitches and the day.
League age
Little League goes by league age: the player’s age on August 31 of the current year. A player who is 12 in the spring but turns 13 in July has a league age of 12 for that season. The limits follow league age, not division, so a league-age-13 player in the Intermediate division gets 95 pitches a day.
Rest
| Pitches in a day | League age 14 and under | League age 15–16 |
|---|---|---|
| No rest | 1–20 | 1–30 |
| 1 calendar day | 21–35 | 31–45 |
| 2 calendar days | 36–50 | 46–60 |
| 3 calendar days | 51–65 | 61–75 |
| 4 calendar days | 66 or more | 76 or more |
The other rules
- Finish the batter. A pitcher who reaches the daily limit mid-at-bat may finish that batter, then must come out.
- Never three days in a row, whatever the counts.
- Pitching and catching. A player who throws 41 or more pitches can’t catch for the rest of the day. One who catches 4 or more innings can’t pitch that day.
- Back to the mound. In Minors and Majors, a pitcher who leaves the mound can’t pitch again in that game. Intermediate, Junior and Senior League pitchers can return once.
- Two games in a day. Junior and Senior League pitchers can pitch in two games in a day, within one daily limit, but not after throwing 31 or more in the first.
The calculator works from the day’s total. Little League has a special provision for a pitcher who crosses a rest threshold while finishing a batter, so if that happens, ask your league’s umpire-in-chief how it applies.
Explained in our own words, not an official ruling: in a competition, the committee, league or umpire decides, and local rules apply.
Sources
- Little League Baseball Rulebook, Little League International (2026 edition)