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 | Gabriel Arias | 36 | 41.7% | — |
| 2 | James Outman | 43 | 40.6% | — |
| 3 | Matt Wallner | 33 | 39.3% | — |
| 4 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 64 | 37.5% | — |
| 5 | Owen Caissie | 76 | 37.3% | — |
| 6 | Tyler Callihan | 26 | 35.5% | — |
| 7 | Spencer Jones | 49 | 35.2% | — |
| 8 | Eugenio Suárez | 105 | 34.8% | — |
| 9 | Oneil Cruz | 82 | 34.8% | — |
| 10 | Yoán Moncada | 32 | 34.6% | — |
| 11 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 34.5% | — |
| 12 | Colt Emerson | 60 | 34.3% | — |
| 13 | Colson Montgomery | 135 | 34.0% | — |
| 14 | Derek Hill | 47 | 33.7% | — |
| 15 | Munetaka Murakami | 110 | 33.7% | — |
| 16 | Davis Schneider | 35 | 33.6% | — |
| 17 | Will Benson | 28 | 33.3% | — |
| 18 | Everson Pereira | 27 | 33.3% | — |
| 19 | Carlos Narváez | 64 | 33.2% | — |
| 20 | Mitch Garver | 37 | 32.9% | — |
| 21 | Kyle Schwarber | 147 | 32.9% | — |
| 22 | Coby Mayo | 90 | 32.6% | — |
| 23 | Jorge Soler | 90 | 32.5% | — |
| 24 | Trevor Story | 44 | 32.4% | — |
| 25 | Adolis García | 64 | 32.4% | — |
| 26 | Luke Raley | 71 | 32.4% | — |
| 27 | Hunter Goodman | 121 | 32.4% | — |
| 28 | Nick Kurtz | 109 | 32.3% | — |
| 29 | Jimmy Crooks | 37 | 32.2% | — |
| 30 | Nolan Gorman | 62 | 32.1% | — |
| 31 | Max Muncy | 61 | 32.1% | — |
| 32 | Kyle Manzardo | 89 | 32.0% | — |
| 33 | Jose Siri | 47 | 31.9% | — |
| 34 | Kyle Stowers | 105 | 31.9% | — |
| 35 | Tristan Gray | 47 | 31.7% | — |
| 36 | Austin Riley | 134 | 31.7% | — |
| 37 | Spencer Torkelson | 130 | 31.7% | — |
| 38 | Weston Wilson | 33 | 31.6% | — |
| 39 | Ramón Laureano | 51 | 31.6% | — |
| 40 | Cal Raleigh | 107 | 31.5% | — |
| 41 | Brent Rooker | 50 | 31.5% | — |
| 42 | Rhys Hoskins | 79 | 31.3% | — |
| 43 | Esteury Ruiz | 50 | 31.3% | — |
| 44 | Brice Matthews | 56 | 31.3% | — |
| 45 | Garrett Mitchell | 113 | 31.1% | — |
| 46 | Brenton Doyle | 45 | 31.1% | — |
| 47 | Griffin Conine | 57 | 31.0% | — |
| 48 | Taylor Trammell | 56 | 30.8% | — |
| 49 | Colby Thomas | 30 | 30.6% | — |
| 50 | José Tena | 67 | 30.5% | — |
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. Gabriel Arias (K Rate: 41.7%), 2. James Outman (K Rate: 40.6%), 3. Matt Wallner (K Rate: 39.3%), 4. Esmerlyn Valdez (K Rate: 37.5%), 5. Owen Caissie (K Rate: 37.3%)