200 Strike Outs by batters in 2018: new records?

Not even half way through the 2018 season and four batters already have over 100 Strike Outs (SO), which means that each could reach 200 SO.

1.	Gallo • TEX	111
2.	Moncada • CHW	106
3.	Stanton • NYY	103
4.	Judge • NYY	102
5.	Goldschmidt • ARI	92
6.	Davis • BAL	90
	Upton • LAA	90
8.	Davidson • CHW	87
	Story • COL	87
10.	Olson • OAK	86
	Brinson • MIA	86

200 SO have been reached ten times, all since 2008 when Mark Reynolds led the way by doing it with Arizona in 2008, 2009, 2010. In 2011 with Baltimore Reynolds led the AL with 196 SO.

2016 was the only season in which two batters had 200 SO, one in each league: Chris Davis and Chris Carter.

But in 2018 there could be at least four batters with 200 SO, double the previous high. All are in the AL but Paul Goldschmidt of Arizona has 92 and could reach 200 SO.

Most amazingly, one team could have two 200 SO batters: the New York Yankees with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

Aaron Judge: 200 SO, joins five others. No Joe DiMaggio he. Sunday, September 24, 2017

Yesterday 25 year old Yankee rookie Aaron Judge had one hit, a single, in four at bats with two strike outs (SO) bringing his season SO total to 201. Judge joins these five players who did it nine times:

Rk	Player	Year	SO	BB	OPS+	OBP	SLG	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OPS	Pos
1	Chris Carter	2016	206	76	114	.321	.499	29	MIL	NL	160	644	549	84	122	27	1	41	94	1	9	0	10	18	3	1	.222	.821	*3/HD
2	Chris Davis	2016	219	88	110	.332	.459	30	BAL	AL	157	665	566	99	125	21	0	38	84	3	8	0	3	6	1	0	.221	.792	*3/9D
3	Chris Davis	2015	208	84	147	.361	.562	29	BAL	AL	160	670	573	100	150	31	0	47	117	6	8	0	5	6	2	3	.262	.923	*39D
4	Chris Carter	2013	212	70	112	.320	.451	26	HOU	AL	148	585	506	64	113	24	2	29	82	1	4	0	5	8	2	0	.223	.770	37D/H9
5	Adam Dunn	2012	222	105	114	.333	.468	32	CHW	AL	151	649	539	87	110	19	0	41	96	3	1	0	4	8	2	1	.204	.800	*D3/7H
6	Drew Stubbs	2011	205	63	86	.321	.364	26	CIN	NL	158	681	604	92	147	22	3	15	44	1	7	6	1	2	40	10	.243	.686	*8/H
7	Mark Reynolds	2010	211	83	97	.320	.433	26	ARI	NL	145	596	499	79	99	17	2	32	85	7	9	0	5	8	7	4	.198	.753	*5/3H
8	Mark Reynolds	2009	223	76	127	.349	.543	25	ARI	NL	155	662	578	98	150	30	1	44	102	3	5	0	3	8	24	9	.260	.892	*53/H
9	Mark Reynolds	2008	204	64	96	.320	.458	24	ARI	NL	152	613	539	87	129	28	3	28	97	0	3	1	6	10	11	2	.239	.779	*5/H3

They all led their league in SO as Judge currently leads. Judge also leads with 46 HR, 118 BB, 120 Runs...

Judge has these ratios:
SO/BB: 1.7
SO/HR: 4.4

Judge also tied Joe DiMaggio for third most HR by a Yankee righty batter. Alex Rodriguez hit 48 and 54. DiMaggio hit more than 39 HR only once, the 46 in 1937. That season in 621 AB DiMaggio had 37 SO and 64 BB for these ratios:

SO/BB: 0.58
SO/HR: 0.80

In 1941 DiMaggio had his famous 56 game hitting streak. And in 541 AB he also had his best full season numbers: 13 SO, 76 BB. DiMaggio hit 30 HR in 1941.
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Ruth, Mantle, Judge: SO relative to league. Sunday, November 12, 2017

Mantle's SO rate in 1959 was about the same as the league rate in 2017. The percent above the league uses the league rate as the base. Surprisingly, that percent above league is about the same for Mantle and Judge: 61% and 60%. However, Ruth is a whopping 107% above.

So, the Babe is the SO king among these three Yankee HR hitters. Who knew?
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