• baseball statistics, plate appearances per strikeout (PA/SO) represents the ratio of a batter's plate appearances to their strikeouts. This statistic enables...
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    career at bats-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history, averaging 63.17 at bats between each strikeout. His plate appearance-per-strikeout ratio is also one...
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    plus slugging average PA – Plate appearance: number of completed batting appearances PA/SO – Plate appearances per strikeout: number of times a batter...
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    Tony Gwynn who is notorious for his strikeout statistics amassing only 434 strikeouts in 10,232 plate appearances over his 20-year playing career, was...
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    struck out (just 434 times, once every 21 at-bats, or once every 23.5 plate appearances) and his goal was to put the ball in play and move baserunners over...
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    ERA in 24+2⁄3 innings over 27 relief appearances during which he struck out 29 batters, averaging 10.6 strikeouts per 9 innings. His season ended early with...
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    this means 502 plate appearances are required to qualify. A lesser criterion applies in the minor leagues, with 2.7 plate appearances per game required...
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    league baseball; however, he also struck out 164 times in 651 plate appearances, a strikeout percentage of 31.7%. Defensively, he had the lowest fielding...
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    Justin Verlander (category American League strikeout champions)
    second. His strikeout rate of 10.0 per 9 IP was the second-best of his career, trailing only the 10.1/9 rate posted in 2009. His 4.46 strikeout-to-walk ratio...
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    Nolan Ryan (category American League strikeout champions)
    7+ strikeout games by a right-handed pitcher, single season (1973) 36 6+ strikeout games, single season (1974 - tied with Sandy Koufax) 6.55 hits per nine...
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    the most consecutive relief appearances with a strikeout, having struck out at least one batter in 40 consecutive appearances. Chapman's streak began on...
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    156 strikeouts in 438 plate appearances for Single–A Quad Cities and the High–A Palm Beach Cardinals. In 2009 he batted .232/.313/.378 in 380 plate appearances...
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    would lead the NL in at bats (590), plate appearances (635), hits (164), singles (140), and at bats per strikeout (49.2). In 1921, he would also lead...
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    the 1975 season. Meyer led the American League that year in plate appearances per strikeout with 18.8, which was over four points more than Mickey Rivers...
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    walks and 43 strikeouts in 547 at bats, leading the AL in at bats per strikeout (12.7). He struck out in 7.1% of his plate appearances, the lowest percentage...
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    23 RBIs, with 20 strikeouts in 127 plate appearances, and on defense he played error-free baseball. His strikeout rate decreased 12.7 percentage points...
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    Clayton Kershaw (category National League strikeout champions)
    one of 20 pitchers, and four left-handers, to be members of the 3,000 strikeout club. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball...
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    contract with the Texas Rangers. He made 2 appearances for Texas, struggling to a 16.20 ERA with 1 strikeout in 1+2⁄3 innings. Fujikawa was released by...
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  • prospective 3-time batting champion Luis Arráez on a strikeout for the first time in 141 plate appearances, the longest such streak in the major leagues since...
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    the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 73 plate appearances, and the most consecutive...
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  • Sacrifice Flies: Jeff Cirillo, 12 (2000) At Bats per Strikeout: Juan Pierre, 21.3 (2001) At Bats per Home Run: Larry Walker, 11.6 (1997) Earned Run Average:...
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    Cazenovia team in the amateur Sauk County League, averaging over 20 strikeouts per game; and once pitching 33 consecutive no-hit innings. Duren was originally...
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    Chris Sale (category American League strikeout champions)
    In 21 appearances in his rookie year, Sale went 2–1 with a 1.93 ERA, 32 strikeouts, and 4 saves. During the 2011 season, Sale made 58 appearances out of...
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    260/.315/.453 over 145 games and 635 plate appearances, 30 doubles, 26 home runs, and 75 RBI. His at bat-per-strikeout ratio ranked 4th in the AL at 6.8...
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    a row. Gordon, who was among the best in the AL that year in strikeouts, home runs per nine innings, and wins, was not offended by the feat, telling...
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    Cardinals regular season, Kelly had 37 appearances (15 starts), registering a 10–5 record and 2.69 ERA, with 79 strikeouts in 124 innings pitched. On October...
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  • Intentional Walks: Vladimir Guerrero, 32 (2002) At Bats per Strikeout: Gary Sutherland, 25.3 (1971) At Bats per Home Run: Bryce Harper, 12.4 (2015) ERA: Pedro...
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    player must have 3.1 plate appearances per team game. To qualify as a team leader in ERA or WHIP, a player must have 1.0 IP per team game. 2025 New York...
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    batting average. He also finished ninth in the National League in at bat per strikeout (13.7) and eighth in double plays grounded into (17). Biittner made...
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    Walter Johnson (category American League strikeout champions)
    most innings and has the lowest strikeouts per nine innings pitched (5.34 K/9). Johnson led the league in strikeouts for 12 total seasons, 8 of which...
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