Hitters with the highest swing-and-miss rates this season — easier strikeout-prop targets and weaker over-hits candidates.
Which MLB hitters swing and miss the most? Whiff rate is the percentage of swings that come up empty. The league average is about 24–25% — anything above 35% is extreme. These hitters are easier strikeout-prop targets, especially against high-K pitchers.
Gold rank = #1 in MLB. Over Rate isn’t shown for Statcast leaderboards — these stats aren’t direct prop markets.
| # | Player | Games | Whiff % | Over Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Wallner | 33 | 44.0% | — |
| 2 | Munetaka Murakami | 64 | 43.2% | — |
| 3 | James Outman | 34 | 42.8% | — |
| 4 | Luke Raley | 64 | 40.7% | — |
| 5 | Nolan Gorman | 57 | 38.9% | — |
| 6 | Brent Rooker | 50 | 38.4% | — |
| 7 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 26 | 37.9% | — |
| 8 | Oneil Cruz | 70 | 37.8% | — |
| 9 | Taylor Trammell | 31 | 37.8% | — |
| 10 | Garrett Mitchell | 77 | 37.4% | — |
| 11 | Colson Montgomery | 95 | 37.1% | — |
| 12 | Nick Kurtz | 103 | 36.8% | — |
| 13 | Owen Caissie | 61 | 36.7% | — |
| 14 | Will Benson | 28 | 36.1% | — |
| 15 | Jorge Soler | 78 | 35.8% | — |
| 16 | Eugenio Suárez | 66 | 35.5% | — |
| 17 | Derek Hill | 36 | 35.5% | — |
| 18 | Jarren Duran | 94 | 35.5% | — |
| 19 | Ryan Waldschmidt | 32 | 35.5% | — |
| 20 | Kyle Schwarber | 103 | 35.3% | — |
| 21 | Kyle Stowers | 76 | 35.3% | — |
| 22 | Brice Matthews | 56 | 35.3% | — |
| 23 | José Tena | 46 | 35.2% | — |
| 24 | Corey Seager | 54 | 34.9% | — |
| 25 | Royce Lewis | 64 | 34.9% | — |
| 26 | Mitch Garver | 32 | 34.7% | — |
| 27 | Colt Emerson | 40 | 34.7% | — |
| 28 | Adolis García | 64 | 34.6% | — |
| 29 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 34.5% | — |
| 30 | Hunter Goodman | 94 | 34.5% | — |
| 31 | Brandon Lowe | 100 | 34.4% | — |
| 32 | Jahmai Jones | 26 | 34.2% | — |
| 33 | Colton Cowser | 57 | 34.1% | — |
| 34 | Henry Bolte | 50 | 34.1% | — |
| 35 | Jake Burger | 93 | 34.0% | — |
| 36 | Kazuma Okamoto | 95 | 33.8% | — |
| 37 | Nick Castellanos | 30 | 33.5% | — |
| 38 | Tristan Gray | 45 | 33.3% | — |
| 39 | Brady House | 44 | 33.0% | — |
| 40 | Colby Thomas | 25 | 32.9% | — |
| 41 | Connor Norby | 58 | 32.7% | — |
| 42 | Austin Riley | 96 | 32.6% | — |
| 43 | Max Muncy | 44 | 32.5% | — |
| 44 | Jackson Holliday | 35 | 32.4% | — |
| 45 | Heriberto Hernández | 57 | 32.3% | — |
| 46 | Francisco Alvarez | 58 | 32.3% | — |
| 47 | Rhys Hoskins | 66 | 32.2% | — |
| 48 | Brenton Doyle | 30 | 32.2% | — |
| 49 | Zach Neto | 105 | 32.2% | — |
| 50 | Aaron Judge | 64 | 32.1% | — |
A whiff is when a batter swings and misses. Whiff rate equals swings-and-misses divided by total swings. League average is around 24–25%. Anything above 35% is extreme — the hitters at the top of this list are some of the most aggressive swing-and-miss bats in MLB.
Hitters with high whiff rates are easier strikeout-prop targets, especially against high-whiff pitchers. They’re also weaker candidates for hits and total-bases overs because more empty swings means fewer chances to put the ball in play. We use this list to flag matchup edges in our daily prop research.
Statcast pitch-level data for the 2026 season. We aggregate every swing across MLB and refresh nightly. The min-games threshold filters out small-sample call-ups so the leaderboard reflects qualified hitters with meaningful 2026 plate appearances.
MLB Batter Whiff % Leaders Top 5: 1. Matt Wallner (Whiff %: 44.0%), 2. Munetaka Murakami (Whiff %: 43.2%), 3. James Outman (Whiff %: 42.8%), 4. Luke Raley (Whiff %: 40.7%), 5. Nolan Gorman (Whiff %: 38.9%)