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 | Gabriel Arias | 36 | 46.5% | — |
| 2 | Matt Wallner | 33 | 44.0% | — |
| 3 | James Outman | 43 | 41.8% | — |
| 4 | Munetaka Murakami | 110 | 41.8% | — |
| 5 | Luke Raley | 71 | 40.9% | — |
| 6 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 64 | 39.9% | — |
| 7 | Griffin Conine | 57 | 38.8% | — |
| 8 | Brent Rooker | 50 | 38.4% | — |
| 9 | Taylor Trammell | 56 | 38.3% | — |
| 10 | Nolan Gorman | 62 | 38.2% | — |
| 11 | Spencer Jones | 49 | 38.1% | — |
| 12 | Everson Pereira | 27 | 37.8% | — |
| 13 | Colson Montgomery | 135 | 37.1% | — |
| 14 | Jorge Soler | 90 | 36.9% | — |
| 15 | Nick Kurtz | 109 | 36.9% | — |
| 16 | Oneil Cruz | 82 | 36.6% | — |
| 17 | Garrett Mitchell | 113 | 36.4% | — |
| 18 | Jose Siri | 47 | 36.1% | — |
| 19 | Will Benson | 28 | 36.1% | — |
| 20 | Kyle Stowers | 105 | 36.1% | — |
| 21 | Weston Wilson | 33 | 35.9% | — |
| 22 | Jahmai Jones | 36 | 35.6% | — |
| 23 | Brandon Lowe | 141 | 35.6% | — |
| 24 | Hunter Goodman | 121 | 35.6% | — |
| 25 | Owen Caissie | 76 | 35.3% | — |
| 26 | Brice Matthews | 56 | 35.3% | — |
| 27 | Francisco Alvarez | 88 | 35.0% | — |
| 28 | Eugenio Suárez | 105 | 34.7% | — |
| 29 | Adolis García | 64 | 34.6% | — |
| 30 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 34.5% | — |
| 31 | Derek Hill | 47 | 34.4% | — |
| 32 | Kyle Schwarber | 147 | 34.4% | — |
| 33 | José Tena | 67 | 34.3% | — |
| 34 | Tyler Callihan | 26 | 34.3% | — |
| 35 | Colby Thomas | 30 | 34.3% | — |
| 36 | Jimmy Crooks | 37 | 34.2% | — |
| 37 | Colt Emerson | 60 | 34.1% | — |
| 38 | Henry Bolte | 90 | 34.0% | — |
| 39 | Tristan Gray | 47 | 33.9% | — |
| 40 | Jake Burger | 129 | 33.9% | — |
| 41 | Jarren Duran | 134 | 33.8% | — |
| 42 | Mitch Garver | 37 | 33.7% | — |
| 43 | Nick Castellanos | 30 | 33.5% | — |
| 44 | Corey Seager | 81 | 33.5% | — |
| 45 | Heriberto Hernández | 97 | 33.5% | — |
| 46 | Carlos Narváez | 64 | 33.3% | — |
| 47 | Kazuma Okamoto | 136 | 33.3% | — |
| 48 | Zach Neto | 147 | 33.1% | — |
| 49 | Max Muncy | 61 | 33.0% | — |
| 50 | Austin Riley | 134 | 32.7% | — |
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. Gabriel Arias (Whiff %: 46.5%), 2. Matt Wallner (Whiff %: 44.0%), 3. James Outman (Whiff %: 41.8%), 4. Munetaka Murakami (Whiff %: 41.8%), 5. Luke Raley (Whiff %: 40.9%)