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Pitch Count Rest Calculator
A pitch count rest calculator turns the pitches thrown into the days a pitcher must rest. This one takes every outing in the week, not one game, and checks rest, three days in a row, two games on a day and finishing a batter by Little League, Pitch Smart or Baseball Canada rules, then shows each day’s limit.
Rules checked against each body’s own pages on 25 October 2026. Nothing leaves this browser.
- TodayNo: in a row
- Day 2Up to 85
- Day 3Up to 85
- Day 4Up to 85
- Day 5Up to 85
- Day 6Up to 85
- Day 7Up to 85
- Day 8Up to 85
- Last outing
- 20, yesterday
- Rest owed
- 0 days
- Days in a row
- 2
The outings above are an example: replace them with your pitcher’s. Enter two games on one day as two outings with the same date. Worked out in this browser and kept there. To count the next game pitch by pitch, use the pitch counter.
Twenty pitches on Thursday and ten on Friday need no rest under any rule book, and still rule a pitcher out of Saturday under two of the three. Enter the week, pick the rules, and the next eight days show who can pitch and how many.
Required rest is the number of whole calendar days a pitcher must sit out after pitching, set by the pitches thrown that day and the pitcher’s age. The day of the game never counts, so one day’s rest after a Monday game means eligible again on Wednesday.
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Key facts
| Detail | Answer |
|---|---|
| Price | Free, no sign-up, nothing to install |
| Rule books | Little League regular season (Regulation VI); MLB and USA Baseball Pitch Smart, ages 7 to 22; Baseball Canada Section 4.4, 11U to 22U (2025 rules) |
| Input | Every outing in the week: date, pitches, and optionally the count when the last batter came up |
| Output | Eligible or not for each of the next eight days, the most pitches allowed, and why |
| Rest days | Whole calendar days; the day pitched never counts |
| Consecutive days | Three never under Little League and Pitch Smart; three under Baseball Canada only after a low two-day total, never four |
| Two games in a day | Added together for rest; second games checked under Baseball Canada |
| Finishing a batter | Little League tier by the first pitch to that batter; Baseball Canada logged at the limit; Pitch Smart every pitch |
| Rules checked | 25 October 2026, against littleleague.org, mlb.com/pitch-smart and baseball.ca |
| Where figures are kept | This browser only |
| What it is not | Medical advice, or the league’s official pitch count record |
How to work out when a pitcher can pitch again
Enter the week rather than the last game; the answer usually turns on an earlier outing.
Pick the rules of the body running the game
Little League for a Little League game, Pitch Smart where the league or tournament adopts it, Baseball Canada for its championships and the leagues that use its Section 4.4.
Choose the age group
Little League uses league age; Pitch Smart the player’s age; Baseball Canada the division of the player’s own age, even when playing up.
Enter every outing from the last five days
One row per game with its date and pitches. Two games on one day are two rows with the same date. Include games for another team.
Add the last-batter count where it matters
If a threshold was crossed during the last at-bat, enter the count when that batter came up (Little League) or when the last batter was declared (Baseball Canada).
Read the strip
Each of the next eight days says Rest, No, or Up to a number. The board gives the next eligible day and the reason for the first day that is not.
Keep counting
Count the next game pitch by pitch with the pitch counter, then add it here.
Who needs a whole week of rest worked out
Anyone deciding who can pitch before the game rather than finding out at the plate meeting.
Tournament weekends
Friday night, two on Saturday, a final on Sunday: the strip shows each pitcher’s available days and counts before the bracket is drawn.
Managers and coaches
A pitching plan for the week that respects rest from Tuesday’s game as well as Saturday’s, one pitcher at a time.
Players on two teams
Pitch Smart’s advice is to track across leagues; entering both teams’ outings is the only way the rest adds up.
Pitch count coordinators
A quick check of a disputed eligibility against the rule book the game is played under, with the reason written out.
Parents
Know before the weekend which games your player can pitch in and how many, without a spreadsheet.
Canadian teams
Baseball Canada’s two-day and four-day caps worked out, which no rest chart does for you.
Why a week, not one game: three days in a row
Rest is not a property of one game. Every rest calculator in the search results asks for one pitch count and returns a number of days, and for a pitcher who throws once a week that is enough. The question that actually comes up is different: a 12-year-old threw 20 pitches on Thursday and 10 on Friday, so can they pitch on Saturday? A one-game calculator says yes, twice, because 20 and 10 each need no rest. The answer depends on the rule book, and the three main ones disagree.
| Rules | Saturday | Why | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little League, league age 12 | No | Never three consecutive days, whatever the counts (NOTE 1) | Up to 85 |
| Pitch Smart, 11–12 | No | No pitcher appears three consecutive days | Up to 85 |
| Baseball Canada, 13U | Up to 55 | 20 + 10 is not over 30, so a third day is allowed, with 85 as the three-day total | Up to 85 after a Saturday off; no after a Saturday outing, which would make four in a row |
Turn it round and the same rules bite the other way. Under Baseball Canada’s 13U rules, 20 on Thursday and 25 on Friday rule out Saturday, because 45 is over the 30 a third day allows; under Little League that week is the same as the first one. The calculator above takes every outing in the week and works each day out under the rules you pick, so the strip shows the days off and the days on, and the most a pitcher may throw on each.
What it checks, day by day
Rest from every earlier outing, not only the last: four days after 66 on Tuesday still rules out Saturday even if the pitcher threw 10 on Thursday. (Under Little League and Pitch Smart they could not have pitched on Thursday at all; the calculator says so.)
Consecutive days: three in a row never under Little League and Pitch Smart; under Baseball Canada three if the first two add up to the no-rest threshold or less, and never four.
Two games on one day, entered as two outings with the same date: the day’s pitches are added together for its rest, which is how all three rule books count.
Caps that carry over: Baseball Canada’s two-day and four-day maximums, which turn “eligible” into “eligible for 55”.
The last batter, under the rule that applies (next section but one).
A rest day is a calendar day, and the day of the game never counts as one. One day’s rest after a Monday game means Tuesday off and Wednesday on; four days after a Saturday game means Sunday to Wednesday off and Thursday on, whatever time either game started.
Rest days by pitch count and age, in three rule books
The figures every calculator agrees on are the Little League rest tiers for league age 14 and under. Past them, the books part ways: Pitch Smart has its own tables for 17–18 and 19–22, and Baseball Canada sets its thresholds by division and adds caps across days.
| Rules and age | Daily max | No rest | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little League 6–8 | 50 | 1–20 | 21–35 | 36–50 | 51–65 | 66+ |
| Little League 9–10 | 75 | 1–20 | 21–35 | 36–50 | 51–65 | 66+ |
| Little League 11–12 | 85 | 1–20 | 21–35 | 36–50 | 51–65 | 66+ |
| Little League 13–14 | 95 | 1–20 | 21–35 | 36–50 | 51–65 | 66+ |
| Little League 15–16 | 95 | 1–30 | 31–45 | 46–60 | 61–75 | 76+ |
| Pitch Smart 7–8 | 50 | 1–20 | 21–35 | 36–50 | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pitch Smart 9–10, 11–12, 13–14 | 75, 85, 95 | 1–20 | 21–35 | 36–50 | 51–65 | 66+ |
| Pitch Smart 15–16 | 95 | 1–30 | 31–45 | 46–60 | 61–75 | 76–95 |
| Pitch Smart 17–18 | 105 | 1–30 | 31–45 | 46–60 | 61–80 | 81–105 |
| Pitch Smart 19–22 | 120 | 1–30 | 31–45 | 46–60 | 61–80 | 81–105 |
| Baseball Canada 11U | 75 | 1–25 | 26–40 | 41–55 | 56–65 | 66–75 |
| Baseball Canada 13U boys, 14U girls | 85 | 1–30 | 31–45 | 46–60 | 61–75 | 76–85 |
| Baseball Canada 15U boys, 16U girls | 95 | 1–35 | 36–50 | 51–65 | 66–80 | 81–95 |
| Baseball Canada 18U, 19U women, Canada Cup | 105 | 1–40 | 41–55 | 56–70 | 71–85 | 86–105 |
| Baseball Canada 22U | 115 | 1–45 | 46–60 | 61–75 | 76–90 | 91–115 |
| Little League | Pitch Smart | Baseball Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three days in a row | Never | Never | Only if the first two add up to 25, 30, 35, 40 or 45 or fewer by division; never four |
| Two games in one day | Not in Minors, Majors or Intermediate; Junior and Senior League up to two, not after 31 or more in the first, 95 combined | Should not | Two appearances if the first stays at the no-rest threshold or under; never three games |
| Across days | Rest only | Rest only | Two-day and three-day totals capped at the daily max; four-day cap 105 to 165 |
| Finishing a batter | Rest tier set by the first pitch to that batter | No rule | A declared last batter is logged at the limit crossed |
| Catching | 4+ innings caught: no pitching that day; 41+ pitches: no catching | Avoid catching while not pitching | Once a player has pitched, no catching that day |
| A year | Not set | 60, 80 or 100 innings in 12 months by age; months off | Not set |
Pick the rule book of the body running the game, not the one you know best. A Little League team playing a tournament under another organisation’s rules plays to that organisation’s limits, and any league may set limits stricter than these, never looser.
Sources: Little League regular season pitching rules (Regulation VI); MLB and USA Baseball Pitch Smart guidelines, pages for ages 8 and under, 9–12, 13–14, 15–18 and 19–22; Baseball Canada 2025 Pitch Count Rules and Examples, Section 4.4 (b) to (k); all read 25 October 2026.
Finishing a batter: the rule that changes the rest
A pitcher reaches a threshold in the middle of an at-bat more often than not, and the three books handle it in three ways. This is the rule the ranking calculators get wrong: they add up every pitch.
Little League: the first pitch to the batter sets the tier
Regulation VI(d), NOTE 2: “A pitcher’s pitch count for the purposes of day(s) rest threshold is determined by the first pitch thrown to a batter.” So a 12-year-old who had thrown 64 when the last batter came up, and finished on 70, is in the 51–65 band because pitch 65 was the first to that batter: three days, not four, eligible on Wednesday after a Saturday game rather than Thursday. Every pitch still goes on the sheet; only the rest tier uses the lower figure. Enter 70 and 64 in the calculator and it does exactly that.
The same idea runs through the rest of Regulation VI. A pitcher who reaches the daily maximum mid at-bat may finish that batter. A pitcher who reaches 40 while facing a batter keeps the right to catch later that day if removed after that batter, and one who reaches 30 in a Junior or Senior League first game keeps the right to pitch a second. None of it allows a new batter to be started.
Baseball Canada: declare it, and the count is logged at the limit
Section 4.4(k): when a pitcher reaches a rest threshold, the daily maximum, the three-day threshold or the four-day cap during an at-bat, the coach may tell the umpire that this is the pitcher’s last batter. The pitcher finishes the at-bat and is removed, and the pitch count log records the limit, not the pitches. Baseball Canada’s own examples for 13U: started an at-bat on 27, finished on 33, logged 30; started on 83, finished on 87, logged 85; on the second of two days after 15 the day before, started on 12, finished on 17, logged 15, which keeps a third day open. Enter the count when the last batter was declared and the calculator logs the same figure.
Pitch Smart: no rule
The Pitch Smart pages give limits and rest and say nothing about a batter in progress, so the calculator counts every pitch under Pitch Smart and hides the last-batter box. A league that adopts Pitch Smart may add its own finishing-the-batter rule; if it does, its wording governs.
| Rules | Count used for rest | Rest | After a Saturday game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little League 11–12 | 65 | 3 days | Wednesday |
| Pitch Smart 11–12 | 70 | 4 days | Thursday |
| Baseball Canada 13U, last batter declared | 70 | 3 days | Wednesday |
| A calculator that adds every pitch, Little League table | 70 | 4 days | Thursday, a day too late |
Baseball Canada’s figure is 70 because no limit lies between 64 and 70 at 13U: its bands turn at 60 and 75. Declared at 58 instead, the same at-bat would be logged at 60 and cost two days.
Baseball Canada: two-day and four-day caps
Baseball Canada’s Section 4.4 is the most complete of the three and the one no calculator in the search results offers. On top of the rest table it limits what a pitcher may throw across days, which is why its answer is often “yes, but only 55”.
| Division | Daily, two-day and three-day max | First two days may add up to, for a third | Four-day max |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11U | 75 | 25 | 105 |
| 13U boys, 14U girls | 85 | 30 | 120 |
| 15U boys, 16U girls, Canada Games women | 95 | 35 | 135 |
| 18U men, 19U women, Canada Cup, Canada Games men | 105 | 40 | 150 |
| 22U men and women | 115 | 45 | 165 |
Four rules come out of it. A pitcher may not throw more than the daily maximum over any two consecutive days, so 20 on Thursday leaves 65 for Friday at 13U. Three consecutive days are allowed only when the first two add up to the no-rest threshold or less, and then the three days together are held to the daily maximum. Four consecutive days are never allowed. And no four consecutive days may add up to more than the four-day maximum, so 45 on Thursday and 10 on Saturday leave 65 for Sunday (120 − 45 − 10).
| Scenario | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 65 | Rest | Rest | Rest | 85 |
| 3B | 45 | Rest | 10 | 65 | Rest | Rest |
| 4 | 60 | Rest | Rest | 60 | Rest | Rest |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 55 | Rest | Rest | 65 |
| 7 | 20 | 25 | Not eligible | 75 | Rest | Rest |
| 11 | 20 | 10 and 55 | Rest | Rest | Rest | 85 |
The figures are the pitches in the 2025 examples document, which after the first day mostly has the pitcher throw the most allowed; enter the same days and the calculator gives the same limits. Two points in that document are worth knowing. Rest after two games in a day is set by the day’s total, so scenario 11’s 10 and 55 on Friday are 65 and three days. And on the second of two consecutive days, the pitches from the first count toward the threshold for a second game: 20 on Thursday and 10 in Friday’s first game make 30, which is just inside the 13U limit.
Pitches thrown after midnight count on the day the game began; automatic balls in an intentional walk do not count; and a player who has pitched may not catch for the rest of the day. The 2025 document is the edition on baseball.ca when this page was written; provincial associations publish their own rules for their own play.
Pitch Smart by age, and where its tables stop
Pitch Smart is the guideline set from Major League Baseball and USA Baseball, and many travel, showcase and tournament organisations adopt it. Its age tables have two gaps that a calculator has to show rather than fill in quietly.
Ages 7–8 stop at 50. The table lists 1–20, 21–35 and 36–50 and marks three and four days “N/A”, because 50 is the daily maximum. A count over 50 has no published rest; the calculator applies the two days the table lists and says it is beyond the table.
Ages 19–22 allow 120 a day, but the rest table stops at 105. Four days’ rest is listed for 81–105, and 106 to 120 is not in the table at all. The calculator uses four days, the most listed, and flags the count.
A third point catches tables copied from one source to another: 17–18 is not the 15–16 table. Pitch Smart reaches four days at 76 for 15–16 and at 81 for 17–18, with a daily maximum of 105 instead of 95. Calculators that put 15 to 18 on one row give a 17-year-old who threw 78 a day too much rest.
The other Pitch Smart guidelines are not pitch counts, so the calculator does not apply them, but they are part of the same advice: no more than 60 innings in any 12 months at 8 and under, 80 at 9–12 and 100 at 13–18; at least four months a year off throwing (three for 19–22); not pitching in more than one game a day; and avoiding catching on days off from pitching.
Source: MLB and USA Baseball Pitch Smart guidelines, age pages read 25 October 2026.
What this calculator is not
This calculator applies published eligibility rules to the counts you enter. It is not medical advice and it cannot tell you whether an arm is ready. The rules are minimums. A pitcher who is eligible and complains of pain, has lost velocity or control, or is unusually tired should not pitch; that judgement belongs to the coach, the parent and, when in doubt, a doctor.
| It does | It does not |
|---|---|
| Apply the Little League, Pitch Smart and Baseball Canada tables to each day’s count | Cover high school (each state association sets its own), USSSA, Perfect Game or a single tournament’s rules |
| Check rest from every outing, consecutive days and the cross-day caps | Know about outings you did not enter, including for another team |
| Apply each book’s finishing-the-batter rule | Decide whether a pitch was live or a warm-up |
| Flag counts beyond a published table | Invent a rule where the table stops |
| Show the catcher rule for the day checked (Little League) | Track innings caught over a game, or softball innings |
| Keep what you enter in this browser | Send it anywhere or keep an official record |
The official count is the one kept by the league’s designated pitch count recorder, and the manager is responsible for knowing when a pitcher must come out. Little League softball is limited by innings, not pitches (12 a day, and one day’s rest after 7 or more, in Minors and Majors), and is not calculated here.
Week calculator, one-game calculator, printed chart or team app
Four ways to answer “can they pitch on Saturday”, and what each one sees.
| This calculator | A one-game rest calculator | The printed chart | A team scoring app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, no sign-up | Usually free | Free | Free tier, or a subscription |
| Several outings in a week | Yes | No | You add them up | Yes, for games scored in it |
| Three-days-in-a-row check | Yes, by the rules chosen | Usually stated, not checked | You check it | Often |
| Finishing-the-batter rule | Yes, per rule book | Rarely | You apply it | Depends on the app |
| Baseball Canada caps | Yes | No | You add them up | Rarely |
| Shows its sources | Yes, with dates | Sometimes | Yes | Rarely |
| Account needed | No | No | No | Yes |
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Frequently asked questions
How many days of rest does a pitcher need?
It depends on the pitches thrown, the age and the rules. Under Little League for league age 14 and under: none after 1 to 20, one day after 21 to 35, two after 36 to 50, three after 51 to 65 and four after 66 or more. Ages 15 to 16 use 30, 45, 60 and 75 as the steps.
How much rest is required after throwing 50 pitches?
Two calendar days under Little League and Pitch Smart at every age up to 18, since 50 is in the 36 to 50 band, or 46 to 60 from age 15. Under Baseball Canada it is two days at 11U and 13U, and one day at 15U, 18U and 22U, whose bands start higher.
Does the game day count as a rest day?
No. Rest is counted in whole calendar days after the day pitched. One day of rest after a Monday game means Tuesday off and eligible on Wednesday; four days after a Saturday game means Sunday to Wednesday off and eligible on Thursday. The time the game started does not matter.
Can a pitcher pitch three days in a row?
Not under Little League or Pitch Smart, whatever the counts. Baseball Canada allows a third consecutive day only when the first two add up to 25, 30, 35, 40 or 45 or fewer, by division, and then caps the three days together at the daily maximum. Four days in a row are never allowed.
Can a pitcher throw on back-to-back days?
Yes, if the first day’s count needed no rest: 20 or fewer for Little League and Pitch Smart at 14 and under, 30 or fewer from 15. Under Baseball Canada the two days together may not exceed the daily maximum, so 20 on Thursday at 13U leaves 65 for Friday.
What if a pitcher reaches the limit in the middle of a batter?
They may finish that batter but not start another. Under Little League the rest tier is then set by the count at the first pitch to that batter, so finishing does not add a day. Under Baseball Canada a declared last batter is logged at the limit crossed. Pitch Smart has no such rule.
Does the pitch count reset between games on the same day?
No. Rest is set by all the pitches thrown that calendar day, so two games are added together. Little League allows a second game only in Junior and Senior League, after 30 or fewer in the first; Pitch Smart advises against it; Baseball Canada allows two appearances if the first needs no rest.
Which rule set should I use?
The one adopted by the body running the game. A Little League game uses Little League’s regulations; many travel and tournament organisations adopt Pitch Smart; Baseball Canada’s rules govern its championships. When a team plays in another organisation’s event, that event’s rules apply, and a league may always be stricter.
Do pitch count rules apply to softball?
Not in the same way. Little League softball limits innings, not pitches: in Minors and Majors a player may pitch 12 innings a day, one pitch counts as an inning, and 7 or more require one calendar day of rest. Junior and Senior League softball has no pitching restrictions. This calculator covers baseball only.
Is this the same for travel ball?
Often not. Travel organisations such as USSSA and Perfect Game publish pitching rules for their events, and many adopt Pitch Smart, which also advises tracking pitches across every team a player is on. Check the event’s rules, then enter all of the player’s outings here, whichever team they were for.
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