Hitters striking out at the highest rate per plate appearance — strikeout-prop and total-bases unders watch list.
Which MLB hitters strike out the most? K rate measures strikeouts per plate appearance. The league average is around 22%. Hitters at the top of this leaderboard are higher-confidence strikeout prop overs and lower-confidence hits or total-bases overs.
Gold rank = #1 in MLB. Over Rate isn’t shown for Statcast leaderboards — these stats aren’t direct prop markets.
| # | Player | Games | K Rate | Over Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Outman | 34 | 41.7% | — |
| 2 | Matt Wallner | 33 | 39.3% | — |
| 3 | Owen Caissie | 61 | 39.0% | — |
| 4 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 26 | 36.2% | — |
| 5 | Eugenio Suárez | 66 | 36.0% | — |
| 6 | Derek Hill | 36 | 35.9% | — |
| 7 | Kyle Schwarber | 103 | 34.7% | — |
| 8 | Yoán Moncada | 32 | 34.6% | — |
| 9 | Oneil Cruz | 70 | 34.6% | — |
| 10 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 34.5% | — |
| 11 | Colt Emerson | 40 | 34.4% | — |
| 12 | Taylor Trammell | 31 | 33.9% | — |
| 13 | Munetaka Murakami | 64 | 33.6% | — |
| 14 | Jahmai Jones | 26 | 33.3% | — |
| 15 | Will Benson | 28 | 33.3% | — |
| 16 | Ryan Waldschmidt | 32 | 33.3% | — |
| 17 | Davis Schneider | 29 | 33.1% | — |
| 18 | Spencer Torkelson | 92 | 32.9% | — |
| 19 | Garrett Mitchell | 77 | 32.8% | — |
| 20 | Brenton Doyle | 30 | 32.8% | — |
| 21 | Max Muncy | 44 | 32.6% | — |
| 22 | Coby Mayo | 61 | 32.5% | — |
| 23 | Trevor Story | 44 | 32.4% | — |
| 24 | Cal Raleigh | 70 | 32.4% | — |
| 25 | Adolis García | 64 | 32.4% | — |
| 26 | Luke Raley | 64 | 32.4% | — |
| 27 | Nolan Gorman | 57 | 32.2% | — |
| 28 | Hunter Goodman | 94 | 32.2% | — |
| 29 | Brent Rooker | 50 | 32.0% | — |
| 30 | Colson Montgomery | 95 | 31.7% | — |
| 31 | Ramón Laureano | 51 | 31.6% | — |
| 32 | Mitch Garver | 32 | 31.5% | — |
| 33 | Kyle Stowers | 76 | 31.5% | — |
| 34 | Ryan McMahon | 55 | 31.4% | — |
| 35 | Rhys Hoskins | 66 | 31.4% | — |
| 36 | Carlos Narváez | 43 | 31.4% | — |
| 37 | Zach Neto | 105 | 31.4% | — |
| 38 | Nick Kurtz | 103 | 31.4% | — |
| 39 | Ian Happ | 99 | 31.3% | — |
| 40 | Brice Matthews | 56 | 31.3% | — |
| 41 | Kerry Carpenter | 57 | 31.2% | — |
| 42 | Kyle Manzardo | 77 | 31.0% | — |
| 43 | Tristan Gray | 45 | 30.9% | — |
| 44 | Kazuma Okamoto | 95 | 30.9% | — |
| 45 | David Fry | 37 | 30.9% | — |
| 46 | Jorge Soler | 78 | 30.8% | — |
| 47 | Marcell Ozuna | 62 | 30.7% | — |
| 48 | Colton Cowser | 57 | 30.7% | — |
| 49 | Jorge Mateo | 33 | 30.6% | — |
| 50 | José Tena | 46 | 30.1% | — |
K rate is strikeouts divided by plate appearances. League average sits around 22%. Hitters above 30% are striking out roughly once every three trips to the plate. K rate is the cleanest single number for "how often does this hitter walk back to the dugout."
High-K hitters are higher-confidence strikeout-prop overs (yes — sportsbooks offer batter K props) and lower-confidence hits and total-bases overs. If our model flags a batter strikeout prop tonight, we cross-check this leaderboard for season context.
Season-cumulative Statcast / play-by-play data for 2026. We require a minimum number of games to filter call-ups and rehab assignments out of the leaderboard. The list refreshes nightly.
MLB Batter K Rate Leaders Top 5: 1. James Outman (K Rate: 41.7%), 2. Matt Wallner (K Rate: 39.3%), 3. Owen Caissie (K Rate: 39.0%), 4. Esmerlyn Valdez (K Rate: 36.2%), 5. Eugenio Suárez (K Rate: 36.0%)