Question 1

What is a no-hitter in baseball?

Accepted Answer

A no-hitter is a complete game (typically nine innings) in which a pitcher, or a combination of pitchers from one team, does not allow the opposing team to record a base hit. Walks, hit batters, errors, and reaching base on a dropped third strike are still allowed.

Question 2

What is the difference between a no-hitter and a perfect game?

Accepted Answer

A no-hitter means no opposing batter recorded a base hit. A perfect game is stricter: no opposing batter reached base at all, meaning no hits, no walks, no hit batters, no errors. Every perfect game is also a no-hitter; most no-hitters are not perfect games.

Question 3

How often does nohitter.live update?

Accepted Answer

During the daily MLB game window (approximately 12:00 PM to 2:30 AM Eastern Time), the page refreshes every 30 seconds. Outside the game window it shows the day's schedule and rolls over to the next day's slate just after 3 AM Eastern.

Question 4

Why does every game start as a no-hitter?

Accepted Answer

Every baseball game technically IS a no-hitter from the first pitch until the first hit is allowed. nohitter.live leans into that whimsy: every game begins in the no-hitter state and only flips off when the first hit is recorded.

Question 5

Where does the data come from?

Accepted Answer

The public MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com), polled server-side every 30 seconds. Your browser never contacts MLB directly; all live data is served from nohitter.live itself.

Question 6

How can I get notified when a no-hit bid is alive?

Accepted Answer

Click the Get alerts button in the page header (visible on supported browsers) to enable Web Push notifications. You will receive an alert when a no-hit bid reaches the 7th inning or when a perfect-game candidate is in progress.

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