Strikeout Percentage Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Strikeout Percentage

Each of the following players is a single season leader in strikeout percentage, meaning they each have played in at least a hundred regular season games, each has had at least a hundred at-bats (to ensure we get hitters & not pitchers), and each has struck out less often per at-bat than any other player in history.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in Major League strikeout percentage along with raw percentages to further clarify the one-hundred (100) greatest strike to at-bat ratios. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"I hit the ball almost every time I swung at it. I could see a ball leave my bat." - Hall of Famer Joe Sewell in September 2004 Baseball Digest (John Kuenster, Baseball's 11 Greatest Individual Streaks in Major League History)

Strikeout Percentage Single Season Leaders 'Top 500'
Name	Strikeout Percentage	Year	Team	League	Rank
Joe Sewell	0.6 (0.5964)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	1
Joe Sewell	0.7 (0.6579)	1925	Cleveland Indians	AL	2
Joe Sewell	0.7 (0.6920)	1929	Cleveland Indians	AL	3
Joe Sewell	0.8 (0.7634)	1933	New York Yankees	AL	4
Charlie Hollocher	0.8 (0.8446)	1922	Chicago Cubs	NL	5
Joe Sewell	0.8 (0.8499)	1930	Cleveland Indians	AL	6
Joe Sewell	1.0 (1.0381)	1926	Cleveland Indians	AL	7
Lloyd Waner	1.2 (1.2077)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	8
Joe Sewell	1.2 (1.2302)	1927	Cleveland Indians	AL	9
Pie Traynor	1.3 (1.2963)	1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	10
Edd Roush	1.3 (1.3298)	1931	Cincinnati Reds	NL	11
Tommy Holmes	1.4 (1.4151)	1945	Boston Braves	NL	12
Sam Rice	1.5 (1.4610)	1929	Washington Senators	AL	13
Emil Verban	1.5 (1.4815)	1947	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	14
Joe Sewell	1.5 (1.5306)	1928	Cleveland Indians	AL	15
Sam Rice	1.5 (1.5408)	1925	Washington Senators	AL	16
Don Mueller	1.5 (1.5453)	1956	New York Giants	NL	17
Homer Summa	1.5 (1.5491)	1926	Cleveland Indians	AL	18
Mickey Cochrane	1.6 (1.5564)	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	19
Tommy Holmes	1.6 (1.5789)	1949	Boston Braves	NL	20
Lloyd Waner	1.6 (1.6000)	1933	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	21
Lou Boudreau	1.6 (1.6071)	1948	Cleveland Indians	AL	22
Mickey Cochrane	1.6 (1.6204)	1927	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	23
Frankie Frisch	1.6 (1.6207)	1927	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	24
Joe Sewell	1.7 (1.6529)	1931	New York Yankees	AL	25
Debs Garms	1.7 (1.6760)	1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	26
Willard Marshall	1.7 (1.6779)	1950	Boston Braves	NL	27
Dale Mitchell	1.7 (1.7188)	1949	Cleveland Indians	AL	28
Tommy Holmes	1.7 (1.7433)	1944	Boston Braves	NL	29
Johnny Bassler	1.7 (1.7442)	1925	Detroit Tigers	AL	30
Freddy Leach	1.7 (1.7476)	1931	New York Giants	NL	31
Pie Traynor	1.8 (1.7575)	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	32
Dale Mitchell	1.8 (1.7613)	1952	Cleveland Indians	AL	33
Clint Courtney	1.8 (1.7632)	1954	Baltimore Orioles	AL	34
Nellie Fox	1.8 (1.7656)	1958	Chicago White Sox	AL	35
Lloyd Waner	1.8 (1.7771)	1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	36
Sam Rice	1.8 (1.7825)	1921	Washington Senators	AL	37
Tommy Holmes	1.8 (1.7921)	1942	Boston Braves	NL	38
Ernie Lombardi	1.8 (1.8072)	1935	Cincinnati Reds	NL	39
Jimmy Brown	1.8 (1.8152)	1942	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	40
Frankie Frisch	1.8 (1.8182)	1934	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	41
Nellie Fox	1.8 (1.8212)	1951	Chicago White Sox	AL	42
Sam Rice	1.8 (1.8242)	1927	Washington Senators	AL	43
Lou Boudreau	1.9 (1.8587)	1947	Cleveland Indians	AL	44
Lloyd Waner	1.9 (1.8622)	1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	45
Frankie Frisch	1.9 (1.8721)	1923	New York Giants	NL	46
Andy High	1.9 (1.8908)	1926	Boston Braves	NL	47
Nellie Fox	1.9 (1.9017)	1954	Chicago White Sox	AL	48
Edd Roush	1.9 (1.9139)	1921	Cincinnati Reds	NL	49
Pie Traynor	1.9 (1.9197)	1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	50
Nellie Fox	1.9 (1.9324)	1962	Chicago White Sox	AL	51
Rip Radcliff	1.9 (1.9417)	1936	Chicago White Sox	AL	52
Lloyd Waner	1.9 (1.9469)	1932	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	53
Jimmy Cooney	1.9 (1.9493)	1926	Chicago Cubs	NL	54
Dave Cash	2.0 (1.9520)	1976	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	55
Lloyd Waner	2.0 (1.9640)	1934	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	56
Billy Southworth	2.0 (1.9724)	1926	New York Giants	NL	57
Billy Southworth	2.0 (1.9724)	1926	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	57
Lloyd Waner	2.0 (1.9727)	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	58
Nellie Fox	2.0 (1.9802)	1961	Chicago White Sox	AL	59
Harvey Kuenn	2.0 (1.9817)	1954	Detroit Tigers	AL	60
Don Mueller	2.0 (1.9835)	1955	New York Giants	NL	61
Yogi Berra	2.0 (2.0101)	1950	New York Yankees	AL	62
Sam Rice	2.0 (2.0168)	1923	Washington Senators	AL	63
Charlie Gehringer	2.0 (2.0281)	1936	Detroit Tigers	AL	64
Jack Tobin	2.0 (2.0408)	1923	St. Louis Browns	AL	65
Sam Rice	2.1 (2.0537)	1922	Washington Senators	AL	66
Nellie Fox	2.1 (2.0833)	1959	Chicago White Sox	AL	67
Sam Rice	2.1 (2.0833)	1932	Washington Senators	AL
Lloyd Waner	2.1 (2.0906)	1942	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	69
Andy High	2.1 (2.0958)	1925	Brooklyn Robins	NL	70
Andy High	2.1 (2.0958)	1925	Boston Braves	NL	70
Nellie Fox	2.1 (2.1002)	1957	Chicago White Sox	AL	71
Lou Boudreau	2.1 (2.1053)	1949	Cleveland Indians	AL	72
Jack Tobin	2.1 (2.1090)	1924	St. Louis Browns	AL	73
Carson Bigbee	2.1 (2.1173)	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	74
Arky Vaughan	2.1 (2.1311)	1943	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	75
Billy Goodman	2.1 (2.1401)	1953	Boston Red Sox	AL	76
Doc Cramer	2.1 (2.1452)	1943	Detroit Tigers	AL	77
Nellie Fox	2.1 (2.1488)	1960	Chicago White Sox	AL	78
Frank McCormick	2.2 (2.1559)	1941	Cincinnati Reds	NL	79
Nellie Fox	2.2 (2.1572)	1956	Chicago White Sox	AL	80
Nellie Fox	2.2 (2.1605)	1952	Chicago White Sox	AL	81
Ed Busch	2.2 (2.1635)	1945	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	82
Joe Sewell	2.2 (2.1700)	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL	83
Johnny Cooney	2.2 (2.1739)	1939	Boston Bees	NL	84
Joe Sewell	2.2 (2.1886)	1924	Cleveland Indians	AL	85
Heinie Manush	2.2 (2.1944)	1928	St. Louis Browns	AL	86
Jimmy Wasdell	2.2 (2.2000)	1945	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	87
Woody Jensen	2.2 (2.2329)	1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	88
Lloyd Waner	2.2 (2.2346)	1937	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	89
Paul Waner	2.2 (2.2472)	1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	90
Lefty O'Doul	2.3 (2.2599)	1928	New York Giants	NL	91
Doc Cramer	2.3 (2.2727)	1941	Washington Senators	AL	92
Carey Selph	2.3 (2.2727)	1932	Chicago White Sox	AL
Frankie Frisch	2.3 (2.2770)	1929	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	94
Edd Roush	2.3 (2.2774)	1924	Cincinnati Reds	NL	95
Billy Southworth	2.3 (2.2847)	1921	Boston Braves	NL	96
Edd Roush	2.3 (2.2989)	1918	Cincinnati Reds	NL	97
Red Schoendienst	2.3 (2.3148)	1957	Milwaukee Braves	NL	98
Red Schoendienst	2.3 (2.3148)	1957	New York Giants	NL	98
Johnny Cooney	2.3 (2.3256)	1937	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	99
Billy Southworth	2.3 (2.3256)	1925	New York Giants	NL
Charlie Hollocher	2.3 (2.3297)	1921	Chicago Cubs	NL	101
Lloyd Waner	2.3 (2.3495)	1931	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	102
Jimmy Brown	2.4 (2.3560)	1938	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	103
Nellie Fox	2.4 (2.3585)	1955	Chicago White Sox	AL	104
Sam Rice	2.4 (2.3609)	1930	Washington Senators	AL	105
Buddy Hassett	2.4 (2.3729)	1939	Boston Bees	NL	106
Vic Power	2.4 (2.3729)	1958	Cleveland Indians	AL
Vic Power	2.4 (2.3729)	1958	Kansas City Athletics	AL
George Sisler	2.4 (2.3891)	1922	St. Louis Browns	AL	108
Sparky Adams	2.4 (2.3923)	1925	Chicago Cubs	NL	109
Earl Smith	2.4 (2.3973)	1926	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	110
Joe DiMaggio	2.4 (2.4030)	1941	New York Yankees	AL	111
Jack Tobin	2.4 (2.4064)	1927	Boston Red Sox	AL	112
Lou Finney	2.4 (2.4345)	1940	Boston Red Sox	AL	113
Sam Rice	2.4 (2.4351)	1928	Washington Senators	AL	114
Pie Traynor	2.4 (2.4390)	1926	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	115
George Sisler	2.4 (2.4430)	1927	St. Louis Browns	AL	116
Bob Lillis	2.5 (2.4510)	1965	Houston Astros	NL	117
Bill Dickey	2.5 (2.4554)	1935	New York Yankees	AL	118
Tommy Holmes	2.5 (2.4648)	1946	Boston Braves	NL	119
Johnny Cooney	2.5 (2.4658)	1940	Boston Bees	NL	120
Joe Vosmik	2.5 (2.4691)	1934	Cleveland Indians	AL	121
Earl Sheely	2.5 (2.4762)	1926	Chicago White Sox	AL	122
Burgess Whitehead	2.5 (2.4814)	1941	New York Giants	NL	123
Wally Pipp	2.5 (2.4831)	1927	Cincinnati Reds	NL	124
Tommy Holmes	2.5 (2.4845)	1950	Boston Braves	NL	125
George Kell	2.5 (2.4904)	1949	Detroit Tigers	AL	126
Irish Meusel	2.5 (2.4952)	1919	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	127
Doc Cramer	2.5 (2.5000)	1937	Boston Red Sox	AL	128
Peanuts Lowrey	2.5 (2.5000)	1950	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Peanuts Lowrey	2.5 (2.5000)	1950	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Frankie Frisch	2.5 (2.5097)	1931	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	130
Emil Verban	2.5 (2.5126)	1945	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	131
Frank Torre	2.5 (2.5157)	1956	Milwaukee Braves	NL	132
Johnny Frederick	2.5 (2.5180)	1933	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	133
Charlie Jamieson	2.5 (2.5253)	1924	Cleveland Indians	AL	134
Frankie Frisch	2.5 (2.5292)	1922	New York Giants	NL	135
Charlie Grimm	2.5 (2.5295)	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	136
Frank McCormick	2.5 (2.5397)	1939	Cincinnati Reds	NL	137
Stan Spence	2.5 (2.5437)	1942	Washington Senators	AL	138
Joe Boley	2.6 (2.5882)	1928	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	139
Tommy Holmes	2.6 (2.5890)	1947	Boston Braves	NL	140
Edd Roush	2.6 (2.5926)	1925	Cincinnati Reds	NL	141
Max Flack	2.6 (2.6224)	1921	Chicago Cubs	NL	142
Charlie Gehringer	2.6 (2.6230)	1935	Detroit Tigers	AL	143
Tim Foli	2.6 (2.6316)	1979	New York Mets	NL	144
Tim Foli	2.6 (2.6316)	1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	144
Edd Roush	2.6 (2.6316)	1927	New York Giants	NL
Dixie Walker	2.6 (2.6359)	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	146
Everett Scott	2.6 (2.6362)	1920	Boston Red Sox	AL	147
Tom Oliver	2.6 (2.6374)	1932	Boston Red Sox	AL	148
George Kell	2.6 (2.6455)	1945	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	149
Frank McCormick	2.7 (2.6562)	1938	Cincinnati Reds	NL	150
Paul Waner	2.7 (2.6578)	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	151
Matty Alou	2.7 (2.6588)	1970	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	152
Sam Rice	2.7 (2.6634)	1931	Washington Senators	AL	153
Billy Sullivan	2.7 (2.6667)	1938	St. Louis Browns	AL	154
Frankie Frisch	2.7 (2.6749)	1932	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	155
Buddy Hassett	2.7 (2.6772)	1936	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	156
Irish Meusel	2.7 (2.6891)	1923	New York Giants	NL	157
Felix Millan	2.7 (2.7027)	1974	New York Mets	NL	158
George Sisler	2.7 (2.7027)	1929	Boston Braves	NL
Earle Combs	2.7 (2.7073)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	160
Don Mueller	2.7 (2.7083)	1953	New York Giants	NL	161
Andy High	2.7 (2.7174)	1928	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162
Lou Boudreau	2.7 (2.7184)	1946	Cleveland Indians	AL	163
George Kell	2.7 (2.7211)	1947	Detroit Tigers	AL	164
Woody Jensen	2.7 (2.7299)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	165
Joe Stripp	2.7 (2.7335)	1936	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	166
Frankie Frisch	2.7 (2.7350)	1933	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	167
Heinie Manush	2.7 (2.7356)	1933	Washington Senators	AL	168
Everett Scott	2.7 (2.7372)	1924	New York Yankees	AL	169
Don Mueller	2.7 (2.7464)	1954	New York Giants	NL	170
Andy High	2.7 (2.7491)	1924	Brooklyn Robins	NL	171
Lou Finney	2.8 (2.7708)	1942	Boston Red Sox	AL	172
Max Flack	2.8 (2.7719)	1919	Chicago Cubs	NL	173
Don Mueller	2.8 (2.7719)	1951	New York Giants	NL
Johnny Cooney	2.8 (2.7778)	1938	Boston Bees	NL	175
Dick Siebert	2.8 (2.7778)	1942	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Charlie Gehringer	2.8 (2.7869)	1930	Detroit Tigers	AL	177
Frankie Frisch	2.8 (2.7888)	1925	New York Giants	NL	178
Jimmy Brown	2.8 (2.7907)	1939	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	179
Dale Mitchell	2.8 (2.7961)	1948	Cleveland Indians	AL	180
Tony Gwynn	2.8 (2.8037)	1995	San Diego Padres	NL	181
George Kell	2.8 (2.8081)	1950	Detroit Tigers	AL	182
Emil Verban	2.8 (2.8112)	1944	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	183
Red Schoendienst	2.8 (2.8125)	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	184
Dale Mitchell	2.8 (2.8398)	1947	Cleveland Indians	AL	185
Vic Power	2.8 (2.8419)	1961	Cleveland Indians	AL	186
Doc Cramer	2.9 (2.8571)	1942	Detroit Tigers	AL	187
Tommy Griffith	2.9 (2.8571)	1921	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Charlie Jamieson	2.9 (2.8630)	1927	Cleveland Indians	AL	189
Ernie Lombardi	2.9 (2.8630)	1938	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Andy High	2.9 (2.8646)	1927	Boston Braves	NL	191
Greg Gross	2.9 (2.8736)	1979	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	192
Emil Verban	2.9 (2.8777)	1948	Chicago Cubs	NL	193
Emil Verban	2.9 (2.8777)	1948	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	193
Max Flack	2.9 (2.8846)	1920	Chicago Cubs	NL	194
Nellie Fox	2.9 (2.8846)	1953	Chicago White Sox	AL
Doc Cramer	2.9 (2.8862)	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL	196
Doc Cramer	2.9 (2.8875)	1938	Boston Red Sox	AL	197
Bob Fothergill	2.9 (2.8902)	1932	Chicago White Sox	AL	198
Tom Oliver	2.9 (2.9010)	1931	Boston Red Sox	AL	199
Johnny Bassler	2.9 (2.9024)	1924	Detroit Tigers	AL	200
Eddie Brown	2.9 (2.9126)	1925	Brooklyn Robins	NL	201
Felix Fermin	2.9 (2.9167)	1993	Cleveland Indians	AL	202
Stan Musial	2.9 (2.9173)	1943	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	203
Frank McCormick	2.9 (2.9260)	1944	Cincinnati Reds	NL	204
Bill Dickey	2.9 (2.9289)	1933	New York Yankees	AL	205
Frankie Frisch	2.9 (2.9358)	1926	New York Giants	NL	206
Nellie Fox	2.9 (2.9412)	1964	Houston Colt .45s	NL	207
Bing Miller	3.0 (2.9536)	1925	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	208
Johnny Cooney	3.0 (2.9586)	1936	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	209
Frankie Frisch	3.0 (2.9630)	1930	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	210
Joe Vosmik	3.0 (2.9680)	1933	Cleveland Indians	AL	211
Joe Sewell	3.0 (2.9720)	1921	Cleveland Indians	AL	212
Buddy Hassett	3.0 (2.9740)	1942	New York Yankees	AL	213
Homer Summa	3.0 (2.9762)	1928	Cleveland Indians	AL	214
Lefty O'Doul	3.0 (2.9781)	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	215
Andy High	3.0 (2.9851)	1929	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	216
Ernie Lombardi	3.0 (2.9891)	1945	New York Giants	NL	217
Russ Wrightstone	3.0 (2.9891)	1926	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bill Lamar	3.0 (2.9930)	1925	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	219
Burgess Whitehead	3.0 (2.9930)	1940	New York Giants	NL
Bing Miller	3.0 (2.9963)	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	221
Charlie Gehringer	3.0 (2.9968)	1929	Detroit Tigers	AL	222
Carson Bigbee	3.0 (3.0060)	1923	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	223
Carson Bigbee	3.0 (3.0063)	1921	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	224
Red Schoendienst	3.0 (3.0089)	1945	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	225
George Kell	3.0 (3.0100)	1951	Detroit Tigers	AL	226
Ralph Hodgin	3.0 (3.0108)	1944	Chicago White Sox	AL	227
George Sisler	3.0 (3.0111)	1920	St. Louis Browns	AL	228
Bob Lillis	3.0 (3.0120)	1964	Houston Colt .45s	NL	229
Vic Power	3.0 (3.0189)	1956	Kansas City Athletics	AL	230
Edd Roush	3.0 (3.0195)	1926	Cincinnati Reds	NL	231
Lloyd Waner	3.0 (3.0211)	1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	232
Jo-Jo Moore	3.0 (3.0249)	1939	New York Giants	NL	233
Edd Roush	3.0 (3.0361)	1923	Cincinnati Reds	NL	234
Mike Squires	3.1 (3.0508)	1979	Chicago White Sox	AL	235
Andy High	3.1 (3.0516)	1923	Brooklyn Robins	NL	236
Paul Waner	3.1 (3.0560)	1930	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	237
Billy Goodman	3.1 (3.0675)	1954	Boston Red Sox	AL	238
Dave Bancroft	3.1 (3.0726)	1929	Brooklyn Robins	NL	239
Bill Dickey	3.1 (3.0733)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	240
Tony Gwynn	3.1 (3.0769)	1992	San Diego Padres	NL	241
Red Schoendienst	3.1 (3.0801)	1956	New York Giants	NL	242
Red Schoendienst	3.1 (3.0801)	1956	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	242
Pie Traynor	3.1 (3.0844)	1923	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	243
Frankie Frisch	3.1 (3.1079)	1928	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	244
Rick Ferrell	3.1 (3.1088)	1931	St. Louis Browns	AL	245
Glenn Beckert	3.1 (3.1104)	1968	Chicago Cubs	NL	246
Doc Cramer	3.1 (3.1104)	1936	Boston Red Sox	AL
Rip Radcliff	3.1 (3.1111)	1941	Detroit Tigers	AL	248
Rip Radcliff	3.1 (3.1111)	1941	St. Louis Browns	AL	248
Johnny Moore	3.1 (3.1128)	1933	Cincinnati Reds	NL	249
Bill Buckner	3.1 (3.1142)	1980	Chicago Cubs	NL	250
Sam Rice	3.1 (3.1201)	1926	Washington Senators	AL	251
Lefty O'Doul	3.1 (3.1250)	1931	Brooklyn Robins	NL	252
Johnny Pesky	3.1 (3.1250)	1951	Boston Red Sox	AL
Randy Moore	3.1 (3.1339)	1932	Boston Braves	NL	254
Homer Summa	3.1 (3.1359)	1927	Cleveland Indians	AL	255
Dale Mitchell	3.1 (3.1373)	1951	Cleveland Indians	AL	256
Buddy Rosar	3.1 (3.1414)	1943	Cleveland Indians	AL	257
Hughie Critz	3.1 (3.1423)	1925	Cincinnati Reds	NL	258
Johnny Pesky	3.1 (3.1457)	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL	259
George Sisler	3.1 (3.1481)	1928	Boston Braves	NL	260
George Sisler	3.1 (3.1481)	1928	Washington Senators	AL	260
Sam Dente	3.2 (3.1509)	1950	Washington Senators	AL	261
Nellie Fox	3.2 (3.1540)	1963	Chicago White Sox	AL	262
Max Flack	3.2 (3.1683)	1923	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	263
Harry Heilmann	3.2 (3.1683)	1927	Detroit Tigers	AL
Eddie Waitkus	3.2 (3.1746)	1946	Chicago Cubs	NL	265
Frank McCormick	3.2 (3.1780)	1943	Cincinnati Reds	NL	266
Tommy Holmes	3.2 (3.1796)	1943	Boston Braves	NL	267
Rick Ferrell	3.2 (3.1847)	1930	St. Louis Browns	AL	268
Smoky Burgess	3.2 (3.1884)	1954	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	269
Gene Robertson	3.2 (3.1891)	1924	St. Louis Browns	AL	270
Frank McCormick	3.2 (3.1915)	1942	Cincinnati Reds	NL	271
Pie Traynor	3.2 (3.2149)	1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	272
Randy Moore	3.2 (3.2193)	1933	Boston Braves	NL	273
Johnny Bassler	3.2 (3.2258)	1922	Detroit Tigers	AL	274
Zeb Terry	3.2 (3.2258)	1922	Chicago Cubs	NL
Chubby Dean	3.2 (3.2362)	1937	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	276
Paul Waner	3.2 (3.2362)	1933	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Peanuts Lowrey	3.2 (3.2432)	1951	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	278
Johnny Pesky	3.2 (3.2468)	1953	Detroit Tigers	AL	279
Ken Williams	3.2 (3.2468)	1928	Boston Red Sox	AL
Freddie Lindstrom	3.3 (3.2508)	1928	New York Giants	NL	281
Eddie Brown	3.3 (3.2680)	1926	Boston Braves	NL	282
Jesus Alou	3.3 (3.2751)	1970	Houston Astros	NL	283
Rick Ferrell	3.3 (3.2751)	1935	Boston Red Sox	AL
Irish Meusel	3.3 (3.2787)	1924	New York Giants	NL	285
Jack Tobin	3.3 (3.2787)	1921	St. Louis Browns	AL
Curt Walker	3.3 (3.2787)	1928	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bibb Falk	3.3 (3.2864)	1929	Cleveland Indians	AL	288
Dick Burrus	3.3 (3.2922)	1926	Boston Braves	NL	289
Eddie Brown	3.3 (3.2967)	1924	Brooklyn Robins	NL	290
Charlie Jamieson	3.3 (3.2967)	1929	Cleveland Indians	AL
Mark Koenig	3.3 (3.2967)	1931	Detroit Tigers	AL
Charlie Gehringer	3.3 (3.3010)	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL	293
Ozzie Smith	3.3 (3.3028)	1993	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	294
Jimmy Brown	3.3 (3.3040)	1940	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	295
Eddie Waitkus	3.3 (3.3074)	1947	Chicago Cubs	NL	296
George Maisel	3.3 (3.3079)	1921	Chicago Cubs	NL	297
Walter Schmidt	3.3 (3.3079)	1921	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Ralph Hodgin	3.3 (3.3233)	1948	Chicago White Sox	AL	299
Willie Kamm	3.3 (3.3333)	1927	Chicago White Sox	AL	300
Steve Mesner	3.3 (3.3333)	1945	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Whitey Witt	3.3 (3.3333)	1924	New York Yankees	AL
Sparky Adams	3.3 (3.3395)	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	303
Lefty O'Doul	3.4 (3.3613)	1932	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	304
Arky Vaughan	3.4 (3.3613)	1939	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Lou Finney	3.4 (3.3691)	1936	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	306
Rip Radcliff	3.4 (3.3708)	1935	Chicago White Sox	AL	307
Andy Cohen	3.4 (3.3730)	1928	New York Giants	NL	308
Bob Boyd	3.4 (3.3735)	1959	Baltimore Orioles	AL	309
Rip Radcliff	3.4 (3.3797)	1938	Chicago White Sox	AL	310
Eddie Waitkus	3.4 (3.3808)	1948	Chicago Cubs	NL	311
Bob Bailor	3.4 (3.3816)	1978	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	312
Joe Judge	3.4 (3.3841)	1922	Washington Senators	AL	313
Bert Griffith	3.4 (3.3846)	1922	Brooklyn Robins	NL	314
Jimmie Wilson	3.4 (3.3860)	1927	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	315
Johnny Hodapp	3.4 (3.3898)	1933	Boston Red Sox	AL	316
Dixie Walker	3.4 (3.3898)	1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Johnny Cooney	3.4 (3.3937)	1941	Boston Braves	NL	318
Johnny Bassler	3.4 (3.3943)	1923	Detroit Tigers	AL	319
Bill Buckner	3.4 (3.3943)	1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Elmer Valo	3.4 (3.3943)	1948	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Tony Gwynn	3.4 (3.4063)	1999	San Diego Padres	NL	322
Freddy Leach	3.4 (3.4063)	1929	New York Giants	NL
Ken Williams	3.4 (3.4063)	1925	St. Louis Browns	AL
Rich Dauer	3.4 (3.4111)	1980	Baltimore Orioles	AL	325
Carson Bigbee	3.4 (3.4115)	1917	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	326
Buddy Hassett	3.4 (3.4173)	1937	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	327
Tommy Holmes	3.4 (3.4188)	1948	Boston Braves	NL	328
Lou Finney	3.4 (3.4205)	1941	Boston Red Sox	AL	329
Skeeter Newsome	3.4 (3.4247)	1945	Boston Red Sox	AL	330
Rip Radcliff	3.4 (3.4247)	1940	St. Louis Browns	AL
Lloyd Waner	3.4 (3.4301)	1939	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	332
Arky Vaughan	3.4 (3.4343)	1942	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	333
Zeke Bonura	3.4 (3.4483)	1940	Chicago Cubs	NL	334
Zeke Bonura	3.4 (3.4483)	1940	Washington Senators	AL	334
Felix Millan	3.4 (3.4483)	1973	New York Mets	NL
Johnny Pesky	3.4 (3.4483)	1947	Boston Red Sox	AL
Vic Power	3.4 (3.4483)	1960	Cleveland Indians	AL
Curt Walker	3.5 (3.4553)	1929	Cincinnati Reds	NL	338
Buddy Myer	3.5 (3.4615)	1927	Boston Red Sox	AL	339
Buddy Myer	3.5 (3.4615)	1927	Washington Senators	AL	339
Cliff Bolton	3.5 (3.4667)	1935	Washington Senators	AL	340
Bobby Richardson	3.5 (3.4682)	1962	New York Yankees	AL	341
Bobby Richardson	3.5 (3.4743)	1961	New York Yankees	AL	342
Peanuts Lowrey	3.5 (3.4759)	1952	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	343
Arky Vaughan	3.5 (3.4759)	1941	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
George Sisler	3.5 (3.4803)	1930	Boston Braves	NL	345
Milt Stock	3.5 (3.4826)	1923	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	346
Burgess Whitehead	3.5 (3.4843)	1937	New York Giants	NL	347
Bobby Richardson	3.5 (3.4921)	1963	New York Yankees	AL	348
Buddy Hassett	3.5 (3.4935)	1940	Boston Bees	NL	349
Bob Jones	3.5 (3.4946)	1923	Detroit Tigers	AL	350
Jo-Jo Moore	3.5 (3.5047)	1941	New York Giants	NL	351
Joe Judge	3.5 (3.5055)	1928	Washington Senators	AL	352
Joe DiMaggio	3.5 (3.5058)	1938	New York Yankees	AL	353
Glenn Myatt	3.5 (3.5088)	1924	Cleveland Indians	AL	354
Ed Busch	3.5 (3.5124)	1944	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	355
Ernie Lombardi	3.5 (3.5176)	1941	Cincinnati Reds	NL	356
Jack Tobin	3.5 (3.5200)	1922	St. Louis Browns	AL	357
Jo-Jo Moore	3.5 (3.5242)	1935	New York Giants	NL	358
George Sisler	3.5 (3.5250)	1917	St. Louis Browns	AL	359
Mickey Owen	3.5 (3.5264)	1938	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	360
Clint Courtney	3.5 (3.5336)	1956	Washington Senators	AL	361
Paul Waner	3.5 (3.5448)	1926	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	362
Luke Sewell	3.5 (3.5477)	1936	Chicago White Sox	AL	363
Heinie Manush	3.5 (3.5491)	1935	Washington Senators	AL	364
Verne Clemons	3.6 (3.5503)	1920	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	365
Bibb Falk	3.6 (3.5514)	1927	Chicago White Sox	AL	366
Don Mueller	3.6 (3.5556)	1957	New York Giants	NL	367
Edd Roush	3.6 (3.5556)	1929	New York Giants	NL
Mark Koenig	3.6 (3.5647)	1928	New York Yankees	AL	369
Everett Scott	3.6 (3.5647)	1923	New York Yankees	AL
Frank Torre	3.6 (3.5714)	1962	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	371
Bill Terry	3.6 (3.5770)	1932	New York Giants	NL	372
Felix Millan	3.6 (3.5782)	1976	New York Mets	NL	373
Bill Dickey	3.6 (3.5794)	1929	New York Yankees	AL	374
Gus Mancuso	3.6 (3.5794)	1935	New York Giants	NL
Bill Lamar	3.6 (3.5800)	1926	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	376
Eddie Brown	3.6 (3.5842)	1927	Boston Braves	NL	377
Joe Sewell	3.6 (3.5842)	1922	Cleveland Indians	AL
Tony Gwynn	3.6 (3.5849)	1991	San Diego Padres	NL	379
Glenn Beckert	3.6 (3.5865)	1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	380
Curt Walker	3.6 (3.6053)	1927	Cincinnati Reds	NL	381
Red Schoendienst	3.6 (3.6066)	1954	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	382
Eddie Waitkus	3.6 (3.6066)	1951	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Arky Vaughan	3.6 (3.6072)	1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	384
Everett Scott	3.6 (3.6117)	1918	Boston Red Sox	AL	385
Mickey Witek	3.6 (3.6166)	1942	New York Giants	NL	386
Buck Jordan	3.6 (3.6170)	1935	Boston Braves	NL	387
Buddy Rosar	3.6 (3.6212)	1947	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	388
Rene Monteagudo	3.6 (3.6269)	1945	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	389
Mickey Owen	3.6 (3.6269)	1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Ski Melillo	3.6 (3.6290)	1933	St. Louis Browns	AL	391
Doc Cramer	3.6 (3.6309)	1933	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	392
Dick Siebert	3.6 (3.6325)	1944	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	393
Doc Cramer	3.6 (3.6332)	1944	Detroit Tigers	AL	394
Bama Rowell	3.6 (3.6458)	1947	Boston Braves	NL	395
Everett Scott	3.6 (3.6458)	1921	Boston Red Sox	AL
Charlie Gehringer	3.6 (3.6484)	1928	Detroit Tigers	AL	397
Mickey Cochrane	3.6 (3.6496)	1935	Detroit Tigers	AL	398
Billy Cox	3.6 (3.6496)	1946	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Sam Leslie	3.7 (3.6538)	1935	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	400
Yogi Berra	3.7 (3.6563)	1951	New York Yankees	AL	401
Charlie Grimm	3.7 (3.6563)	1928	Chicago Cubs	NL
Lloyd Waner	3.7 (3.6566)	1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	403
Charlie Hargreaves	3.7 (3.6585)	1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	404
Billy Southworth	3.7 (3.6630)	1920	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	405
Albie Pearson	3.7 (3.6697)	1959	Baltimore Orioles	AL	406
Albie Pearson	3.7 (3.6697)	1959	Washington Senators	AL	406
Woody Williams	3.7 (3.6753)	1944	Cincinnati Reds	NL	407
Joe Harris	3.7 (3.6765)	1922	Boston Red Sox	AL	408
Irish Meusel	3.7 (3.6822)	1925	New York Giants	NL	409
Sam Rice	3.7 (3.6859)	1920	Washington Senators	AL	410
Joe Dugan	3.7 (3.6866)	1926	New York Yankees	AL	411
Mickey Owen	3.7 (3.6876)	1944	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	412
Birdie Tebbetts	3.7 (3.6939)	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL	413
Mickey Cochrane	3.7 (3.6961)	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	414
Yogi Berra	3.7 (3.6969)	1955	New York Yankees	AL	415
Charlie Gehringer	3.7 (3.6972)	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	416
Arky Vaughan	3.7 (3.6972)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Vic Power	3.7 (3.6975)	1959	Cleveland Indians	AL	418
Mickey Witek	3.7 (3.6977)	1943	New York Giants	NL	419
George Sisler	3.7 (3.6980)	1925	St. Louis Browns	AL	420
Buddy Hassett	3.7 (3.7037)	1941	Boston Braves	NL	421
Clyde Sukeforth	3.7 (3.7037)	1931	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Sam Rice	3.7 (3.7152)	1924	Washington Senators	AL	423
Nellie Fox	3.7 (3.7199)	1950	Chicago White Sox	AL	424
Glenn Beckert	3.7 (3.7225)	1970	Chicago Cubs	NL	425
Ernie Lombardi	3.7 (3.7234)	1940	Cincinnati Reds	NL	426
Ernie Lombardi	3.7 (3.7288)	1943	New York Giants	NL	427
Dick Culler	3.7 (3.7344)	1946	Boston Braves	NL	428
Buck Jordan	3.7 (3.7415)	1933	Boston Braves	NL	429
Lenny Harris	3.7 (3.7433)	1999	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	430
Lenny Harris	3.7 (3.7433)	1999	Colorado Rockies	NL	430
Hughie Critz	3.7 (3.7442)	1928	Cincinnati Reds	NL	431
Russ Wrightstone	3.8 (3.7523)	1927	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	432
Paul Waner	3.8 (3.7567)	1931	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	433
Bing Miller	3.8 (3.7607)	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	434
George Sisler	3.8 (3.7611)	1918	St. Louis Browns	AL	435
Dick Siebert	3.8 (3.7634)	1943	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	436
Frank Torre	3.8 (3.7634)	1958	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Billy Southworth	3.8 (3.7643)	1923	Boston Braves	NL	438
William Fischer	3.8 (3.7671)	1916	Chicago Cubs	NL	439
William Fischer	3.8 (3.7671)	1916	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	439
Tony Gwynn	3.8 (3.7694)	1996	San Diego Padres	NL	440
Jimmy Wasdell	3.8 (3.7694)	1944	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Edd Roush	3.8 (3.7698)	1919	Cincinnati Reds	NL	442
Dixie Walker	3.8 (3.7770)	1940	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	443
Frankie Pytlak	3.8 (3.7783)	1937	Cleveland Indians	AL	444
Bill Dickey	3.8 (3.7825)	1936	New York Yankees	AL	445
Tony Lupien	3.8 (3.7829)	1943	Boston Red Sox	AL	446
Joe Boley	3.8 (3.7838)	1927	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	447
Harry Heilmann	3.8 (3.7849)	1926	Detroit Tigers	AL	448
Eddie Mayo	3.8 (3.7891)	1944	Detroit Tigers	AL	449
Mark Koenig	3.8 (3.7915)	1934	Cincinnati Reds	NL	450
Randy Moore	3.8 (3.7915)	1934	Boston Braves	NL
Frank McCormick	3.8 (3.7931)	1945	Cincinnati Reds	NL	452
Dave Bancroft	3.8 (3.7954)	1921	New York Giants	NL	453
Earle Combs	3.8 (3.7954)	1926	New York Yankees	AL
Tony Gwynn	3.8 (3.7954)	1984	San Diego Padres	NL
Emil Verban	3.8 (3.7975)	1946	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	456
Emil Verban	3.8 (3.7975)	1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	456
Edd Roush	3.8 (3.7997)	1920	Cincinnati Reds	NL	457
Bill Buckner	3.8 (3.8005)	1981	Chicago Cubs	NL	458
Muddy Ruel	3.8 (3.8043)	1926	Washington Senators	AL	459
Taffy Wright	3.8 (3.8076)	1939	Washington Senators	AL	460
Homer Summa	3.8 (3.8095)	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL	461
Paul Waner	3.8 (3.8095)	1932	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Bucky Harris	3.8 (3.8113)	1925	Washington Senators	AL	463
Bill Buckner	3.8 (3.8117)	1978	Chicago Cubs	NL	464
Felix Millan	3.8 (3.8128)	1971	Atlanta Braves	NL	465
Dixie Walker	3.8 (3.8168)	1942	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	466
Pie Traynor	3.8 (3.8229)	1930	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	467
Bill Dickey	3.8 (3.8251)	1930	New York Yankees	AL	468
George Burns	3.8 (3.8298)	1919	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	469
Earl Sheely	3.8 (3.8333)	1925	Chicago White Sox	AL	470
Sam Leslie	3.8 (3.8369)	1936	New York Giants	NL	471
Willard Marshall	3.8 (3.8380)	1951	Boston Braves	NL	472
George Kell	3.8 (3.8388)	1946	Detroit Tigers	AL	473
George Kell	3.8 (3.8388)	1946	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	473
Chick Shorten	3.8 (3.8462)	1920	Detroit Tigers	AL	474
Pie Traynor	3.8 (3.8462)	1933	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Smoky Burgess	3.9 (3.8576)	1960	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	476
Charlie Grimm	3.9 (3.8596)	1932	Chicago Cubs	NL	477
Russ Wrightstone	3.9 (3.8660)	1924	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	478
Charlie Grimm	3.9 (3.8674)	1927	Chicago Cubs	NL	479
Tommy Helms	3.9 (3.8674)	1973	Houston Astros	NL
Freddie Lindstrom	3.9 (3.8674)	1926	New York Giants	NL
Tom Oliver	3.9 (3.8700)	1930	Boston Red Sox	AL	482
Jack Tobin	3.9 (3.8786)	1920	St. Louis Browns	AL	483
Charlie Jamieson	3.9 (3.8801)	1922	Cleveland Indians	AL	484
Cecil Travis	3.9 (3.8801)	1938	Washington Senators	AL
Doc Cramer	3.9 (3.8817)	1945	Detroit Tigers	AL	486
Arky Vaughan	3.9 (3.8817)	1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Dave Bancroft	3.9 (3.8835)	1928	Brooklyn Robins	NL	488
Ernie Lombardi	3.9 (3.8835)	1942	Boston Braves	NL
Tony Gwynn	3.9 (3.8855)	1993	San Diego Padres	NL	490
Buck Jordan	3.9 (3.8855)	1934	Boston Braves	NL
Bibb Falk	3.9 (3.8869)	1926	Chicago White Sox	AL	492
Bing Miller	3.9 (3.8877)	1926	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	493
Bing Miller	3.9 (3.8877)	1926	St. Louis Browns	AL	493
Zeb Terry	3.9 (3.8934)	1921	Chicago Cubs	NL	494
Felix Millan	3.9 (3.8983)	1970	Atlanta Braves	NL	495
Debs Garms	3.9 (3.8986)	1939	Boston Bees	NL	496
Pie Traynor	3.9 (3.8986)	1932	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Billy Herman	3.9 (3.9007)	1937	Chicago Cubs	NL	498
Ethan Allen	3.9 (3.9033)	1929	Cincinnati Reds	NL	499
Earl Sheely	3.9 (3.9033)	1931	Boston Braves	NL	500
Name	Strikeout Percentage	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2013 Season

Did you know that NOT ONE active player at the Major League level has a career strikeout percentage (criteria: 1,000 games played & 1,000 at-bats) low enough to qualify them for the Top 100?

If you were to reverse the order of this list and still require one-hundred (100) single season games played and one-hundred (100) at-bats, the Major League / American League leader for worst strikeout percentage belongs to Melvin Nieves who had 43.7% in 1997. The National League leader is Dave Kingman who had 40.0% in 1973.

Does strikeout percentage truly measure a player's ability to make contact with the ball? Does it effectively rank some of the greatest single season contact hitters? Share your thoughts on Baseball Fever.

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