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 | 43 | 40.6% | — |
| 2 | Gabriel Arias | 37 | 40.3% | — |
| 3 | Jase Bowen | 25 | 39.8% | — |
| 4 | Matt Wallner | 33 | 39.3% | — |
| 5 | Jonah Cox | 42 | 38.5% | — |
| 6 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 71 | 37.6% | — |
| 7 | Kyle Teel | 43 | 37.1% | — |
| 8 | Owen Caissie | 83 | 36.9% | — |
| 9 | Spencer Jones | 77 | 36.5% | — |
| 10 | Munetaka Murakami | 146 | 36.3% | — |
| 11 | Colson Montgomery | 166 | 35.8% | — |
| 12 | Tyler Callihan | 26 | 35.5% | — |
| 13 | Yoán Moncada | 32 | 34.6% | — |
| 14 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 34.5% | — |
| 15 | Colt Emerson | 60 | 34.3% | — |
| 16 | Eugenio Suárez | 124 | 33.9% | — |
| 17 | Nelson Velázquez | 29 | 33.6% | — |
| 18 | Will Benson | 28 | 33.3% | — |
| 19 | Everson Pereira | 27 | 33.3% | — |
| 20 | Oneil Cruz | 105 | 33.0% | — |
| 21 | Mitch Garver | 37 | 32.9% | — |
| 22 | Brenton Doyle | 58 | 32.8% | — |
| 23 | Christopher Morel | 26 | 32.7% | — |
| 24 | Davis Schneider | 39 | 32.7% | — |
| 25 | Christian Moore | 36 | 32.7% | — |
| 26 | Jorge Soler | 90 | 32.5% | — |
| 27 | Trevor Story | 68 | 32.4% | — |
| 28 | Jahmai Jones | 46 | 32.4% | — |
| 29 | Adolis García | 64 | 32.4% | — |
| 30 | Luke Raley | 71 | 32.4% | — |
| 31 | Nick Kurtz | 109 | 32.3% | — |
| 32 | Nolan Gorman | 76 | 32.2% | — |
| 33 | Jimmy Crooks | 37 | 32.2% | — |
| 34 | Derek Hill | 55 | 32.1% | — |
| 35 | Taylor Trammell | 72 | 32.1% | — |
| 36 | Esteury Ruiz | 64 | 32.0% | — |
| 37 | Kyle Manzardo | 89 | 32.0% | — |
| 38 | Jose Siri | 62 | 31.9% | — |
| 39 | Tristan Gray | 47 | 31.7% | — |
| 40 | Spencer Torkelson | 153 | 31.7% | — |
| 41 | Jordan Beck | 45 | 31.7% | — |
| 42 | Max Muncy | 71 | 31.7% | — |
| 43 | Ramón Laureano | 51 | 31.6% | — |
| 44 | Austin Riley | 164 | 31.6% | — |
| 45 | Brice Matthews | 58 | 31.6% | — |
| 46 | Weston Wilson | 46 | 31.5% | — |
| 47 | Carlos Narváez | 71 | 31.5% | — |
| 48 | Brent Rooker | 50 | 31.5% | — |
| 49 | Garrett Mitchell | 142 | 31.5% | — |
| 50 | Kyle Stowers | 128 | 31.4% | — |
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: 40.6%), 2. Gabriel Arias (K Rate: 40.3%), 3. Jase Bowen (K Rate: 39.8%), 4. Matt Wallner (K Rate: 39.3%), 5. Jonah Cox (K Rate: 38.5%)