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Cruise through and see how MLB has devolved to 33% of plate appearances (PA) being strike outs (SO) and bases on balls (BB; walks).
Percent of PA that are hits (H/PA) may be the lowest ever if it continues in 2021. Look at the three most recent seasons when the individual home run record was set: 1927, 1961, 1998, 2001.
| Year | SO/BB | SO/PA | BB/PA | (SO+BB)/PA | H/PA | 1B/H | 2B/H | 3B/H | HR/H | Year |
| 2021 | 2.72 | 24.12% | 8.88% | 33.00% | 21.07% | 63.90% | 19.70% | 1.79% | 14.62% | 2021 |
| 2020 | 2.56 | 23.44% | 9.16% | 32.60% | 21.71% | 62.82% | 19.55% | 1.67% | 15.96% | 2020 |
| 2019 | 2.69 | 22.96% | 8.52% | 31.48% | 22.54% | 61.72% | 20.29% | 1.87% | 16.12% | 2019 |
| 2018 | 2.63 | 22.26% | 8.47% | 30.73% | 22.16% | 64.17% | 20.15% | 2.06% | 13.62% | 2018 |
| 2017 | 2.53 | 21.64% | 8.54% | 30.19% | 22.78% | 63.76% | 19.89% | 1.88% | 14.46% | 2017 |
| 2016 | 2.58 | 21.12% | 8.17% | 29.29% | 22.90% | 65.14% | 19.52% | 2.07% | 13.27% | 2016 |
| 2015 | 2.66 | 20.39% | 7.66% | 28.06% | 22.93% | 66.54% | 19.57% | 2.23% | 11.66% | 2015 |
| 2014 | 2.67 | 20.36% | 7.62% | 27.98% | 22.61% | 68.33% | 19.56% | 2.04% | 10.06% | 2014 |
| 2013 | 2.51 | 19.86% | 7.92% | 27.78% | 22.77% | 67.56% | 19.53% | 1.83% | 11.07% | 2013 |
| 2012 | 2.48 | 19.78% | 7.99% | 27.76% | 22.84% | 66.43% | 19.64% | 2.20% | 11.73% | 2012 |
| 2011 | 2.30 | 18.62% | 8.11% | 26.72% | 22.82% | 67.23% | 19.87% | 2.12% | 10.77% | 2011 |
| 2010 | 2.17 | 18.49% | 8.50% | 26.99% | 22.93% | 67.18% | 19.94% | 2.04% | 10.84% | 2010 |
| 2009 | 2.02 | 17.96% | 8.88% | 26.84% | 23.27% | 66.16% | 20.07% | 2.18% | 11.58% | 2009 |
| 2008 | 2.01 | 17.53% | 8.71% | 26.23% | 23.44% | 66.39% | 20.50% | 2.01% | 11.09% | 2008 |
| 2007 | 2.00 | 17.07% | 8.52% | 25.59% | 23.84% | 66.45% | 20.45% | 2.09% | 11.02% | 2007 |
| 2006 | 2.00 | 16.83% | 8.43% | 25.26% | 23.97% | 65.67% | 20.27% | 2.11% | 11.95% | 2006 |
| 2005 | 2.02 | 16.45% | 8.16% | 24.61% | 23.61% | 66.43% | 20.15% | 2.02% | 11.40% | 2005 |
| 2004 | 1.96 | 16.88% | 8.60% | 25.49% | 23.61% | 65.71% | 20.03% | 2.02% | 12.24% | 2004 |
| 2003 | 1.94 | 16.43% | 8.48% | 24.91% | 23.50% | 66.03% | 20.04% | 2.12% | 11.82% | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1.93 | 16.82% | 8.71% | 25.53% | 23.19% | 66.08% | 20.11% | 2.13% | 11.69% | 2002 |
| 2001 | 2.05 | 17.33% | 8.45% | 25.78% | 23.47% | 65.36% | 20.08% | 2.11% | 12.44% | 2001 |
| 2000 | 1.72 | 16.48% | 9.59% | 26.07% | 23.78% | 65.64% | 19.67% | 2.10% | 12.58% | 2000 |
| 1999 | 1.74 | 16.41% | 9.43% | 25.84% | 23.90% | 66.47% | 19.28% | 2.05% | 12.20% | 1999 |
| 1998 | 1.94 | 16.94% | 8.74% | 25.67% | 23.63% | 66.95% | 19.65% | 2.02% | 11.38% | 1998 |
| 1997 | 1.91 | 17.05% | 8.92% | 25.98% | 23.62% | 67.38% | 19.30% | 2.13% | 11.19% | 1997 |
| 1996 | 1.82 | 16.53% | 9.08% | 25.61% | 23.87% | 67.38% | 18.87% | 2.02% | 11.72% | 1996 |
| 1995 | 1.79 | 16.22% | 9.09% | 25.31% | 23.60% | 67.92% | 18.82% | 2.23% | 11.04% | 1995 |
| 1994 | 1.78 | 15.88% | 8.94% | 24.82% | 23.89% | 67.28% | 19.24% | 2.36% | 11.12% | 1994 |
| 1993 | 1.74 | 15.07% | 8.66% | 23.73% | 23.54% | 69.77% | 18.13% | 2.29% | 9.81% | 1993 |
| 1992 | 1.72 | 14.66% | 8.52% | 23.18% | 22.76% | 71.42% | 17.96% | 2.31% | 8.31% | 1992 |
| 1991 | 1.74 | 15.17% | 8.70% | 23.87% | 22.74% | 70.52% | 17.78% | 2.45% | 9.25% | 1991 |
| 1990 | 1.72 | 14.88% | 8.64% | 23.52% | 22.97% | 70.92% | 17.73% | 2.35% | 9.01% | 1990 |
| 1989 | 1.75 | 14.78% | 8.45% | 23.23% | 22.68% | 71.74% | 17.38% | 2.39% | 8.49% | 1989 |
| 1988 | 1.80 | 14.65% | 8.15% | 22.80% | 22.74% | 71.29% | 17.62% | 2.32% | 8.77% | 1988 |
| 1987 | 1.74 | 15.50% | 8.89% | 24.39% | 23.40% | 67.95% | 17.93% | 2.36% | 11.76% | 1987 |
| 1986 | 1.74 | 15.36% | 8.84% | 24.20% | 22.93% | 69.69% | 17.65% | 2.32% | 10.34% | 1986 |
| 1985 | 1.62 | 14.00% | 8.63% | 22.64% | 22.94% | 70.12% | 17.46% | 2.62% | 9.79% | 1985 |
| 1984 | 1.69 | 14.01% | 8.30% | 22.31% | 23.28% | 72.03% | 16.62% | 2.64% | 8.72% | 1984 |
| 1983 | 1.61 | 13.52% | 8.42% | 21.94% | 23.31% | 71.16% | 17.26% | 2.76% | 8.82% | 1983 |
| 1982 | 1.60 | 13.17% | 8.26% | 21.43% | 23.37% | 71.69% | 16.78% | 2.56% | 8.97% | 1982 |
| 1981 | 1.49 | 12.50% | 8.37% | 20.88% | 22.81% | 73.34% | 16.56% | 2.73% | 7.37% | 1981 |
| 1980 | 1.53 | 12.54% | 8.18% | 20.72% | 23.66% | 72.45% | 16.63% | 2.82% | 8.09% | 1980 |
| 1979 | 1.47 | 12.49% | 8.48% | 20.97% | 23.64% | 71.21% | 16.92% | 2.81% | 9.06% | 1979 |
| 1978 | 1.48 | 12.60% | 8.52% | 21.12% | 22.93% | 72.17% | 16.94% | 2.79% | 8.10% | 1978 |
| 1977 | 1.58 | 13.45% | 8.52% | 21.96% | 23.55% | 70.41% | 16.93% | 3.08% | 9.58% | 1977 |
| 1976 | 1.51 | 12.70% | 8.39% | 21.09% | 22.76% | 74.88% | 15.60% | 2.88% | 6.65% | 1976 |
| 1975 | 1.44 | 12.97% | 9.02% | 21.99% | 22.78% | 73.34% | 16.07% | 2.62% | 7.97% | 1975 |
| 1974 | 1.50 | 13.10% | 8.71% | 21.80% | 22.82% | 74.38% | 15.33% | 2.49% | 7.80% | 1974 |
| 1973 | 1.55 | 13.68% | 8.80% | 22.49% | 22.86% | 73.20% | 15.36% | 2.32% | 9.12% | 1973 |
| 1972 | 1.77 | 14.80% | 8.38% | 23.18% | 21.74% | 73.94% | 15.29% | 2.45% | 8.33% | 1972 |
| 1971 | 1.67 | 14.28% | 8.54% | 22.83% | 22.18% | 73.57% | 15.15% | 2.48% | 8.80% | 1971 |
| 1970 | 1.63 | 14.98% | 9.19% | 24.17% | 22.47% | 71.42% | 15.60% | 2.76% | 10.22% | 1970 |
| 1969 | 1.67 | 15.16% | 9.06% | 24.22% | 21.98% | 72.97% | 14.86% | 2.61% | 9.57% | 1969 |
| 1968 | 2.09 | 15.84% | 7.58% | 23.42% | 21.28% | 74.48% | 15.05% | 2.71% | 7.76% | 1968 |
| 1967 | 2.01 | 15.93% | 7.93% | 23.86% | 21.72% | 72.90% | 15.42% | 2.99% | 8.69% | 1967 |
| 1966 | 2.02 | 15.45% | 7.67% | 23.12% | 22.36% | 71.76% | 15.14% | 3.01% | 10.08% | 1966 |
| 1965 | 1.92 | 15.71% | 8.17% | 23.88% | 21.95% | 71.53% | 15.58% | 2.92% | 9.97% | 1965 |
| 1964 | 2.00 | 15.62% | 7.82% | 23.44% | 22.49% | 71.84% | 15.43% | 2.75% | 9.98% | 1964 |
| 1963 | 1.96 | 15.34% | 7.84% | 23.18% | 22.10% | 71.92% | 15.15% | 2.92% | 10.00% | 1963 |
| 1962 | 1.61 | 14.10% | 8.78% | 22.88% | 22.89% | 71.36% | 15.12% | 2.99% | 10.52% | 1962 |
| 1961 | 1.51 | 13.64% | 9.03% | 22.67% | 22.87% | 70.24% | 15.86% | 3.01% | 10.89% | 1961 |
| 1960 | 1.53 | 13.52% | 8.84% | 22.36% | 22.61% | 70.94% | 16.06% | 3.07% | 9.93% | 1960 |
| 1959 | 1.54 | 13.30% | 8.64% | 21.94% | 22.83% | 70.79% | 16.08% | 2.73% | 10.40% | 1959 |
| 1958 | 1.50 | 12.98% | 8.63% | 21.61% | 22.96% | 70.92% | 15.69% | 3.03% | 10.36% | 1958 |
| 1957 | 1.46 | 12.52% | 8.56% | 21.08% | 22.91% | 71.32% | 15.53% | 3.07% | 10.07% | 1957 |
| 1956 | 1.28 | 12.08% | 9.44% | 21.52% | 22.73% | 70.64% | 15.42% | 3.35% | 10.59% | 1956 |
| 1955 | 1.19 | 11.37% | 9.51% | 20.88% | 22.73% | 71.43% | 15.04% | 3.24% | 10.29% | 1955 |
| 1954 | 1.13 | 10.69% | 9.45% | 20.14% | 22.92% | 71.79% | 15.77% | 3.60% | 8.84% | 1954 |
| 1953 | 1.18 | 10.70% | 9.10% | 19.79% | 23.53% | 71.44% | 16.00% | 3.32% | 9.24% | 1953 |
| 1952 | 1.18 | 10.94% | 9.25% | 20.20% | 22.43% | 72.89% | 15.93% | 3.18% | 8.00% | 1952 |
| 1951 | 1.01 | 9.72% | 9.63% | 19.34% | 23.11% | 72.24% | 16.14% | 3.23% | 8.40% | 1951 |
| 1950 | .96 | 9.90% | 10.32% | 20.22% | 23.38% | 70.83% | 16.46% | 3.52% | 9.19% | 1950 |
| 1949 | .89 | 9.30% | 10.42% | 19.72% | 23.04% | 72.63% | 16.25% | 3.43% | 7.69% | 1949 |
| 1948 | .94 | 9.40% | 10.04% | 19.44% | 23.19% | 72.68% | 16.58% | 3.75% | 6.99% | 1948 |
| 1947 | .99 | 9.60% | 9.66% | 19.26% | 23.06% | 73.02% | 16.22% | 3.65% | 7.11% | 1947 |
| 1946 | 1.10 | 10.19% | 9.25% | 19.44% | 22.66% | 74.13% | 16.60% | 3.63% | 5.64% | 1946 |
| 1945 | .97 | 8.48% | 8.75% | 17.23% | 23.17% | 76.19% | 15.91% | 3.31% | 4.58% | 1945 |
| 1944 | 1.03 | 8.55% | 8.29% | 16.84% | 23.31% | 75.37% | 16.38% | 3.62% | 4.64% | 1944 |
| 1943 | 1.02 | 8.98% | 8.79% | 17.77% | 22.56% | 76.11% | 16.15% | 3.53% | 4.22% | 1943 |
| 1942 | .99 | 8.86% | 8.93% | 17.79% | 22.53% | 75.11% | 16.42% | 3.41% | 5.06% | 1942 |
| 1941 | .99 | 9.15% | 9.21% | 18.35% | 23.34% | 72.68% | 17.57% | 3.85% | 5.91% | 1941 |
| 1940 | 1.09 | 9.43% | 8.62% | 18.06% | 23.98% | 71.30% | 17.83% | 4.04% | 6.83% | 1940 |
| 1939 | 1.00 | 8.86% | 8.84% | 17.69% | 24.36% | 72.19% | 17.71% | 3.92% | 6.18% | 1939 |
| 1938 | .97 | 8.74% | 9.05% | 17.79% | 24.42% | 72.28% | 17.37% | 4.01% | 6.33% | 1938 |
| 1937 | 1.07 | 9.36% | 8.78% | 18.13% | 24.71% | 72.05% | 17.74% | 4.19% | 6.02% | 1937 |
| 1936 | .98 | 8.41% | 8.60% | 17.01% | 25.39% | 72.59% | 17.98% | 3.94% | 5.49% | 1936 |
| 1935 | 1.02 | 8.32% | 8.14% | 16.46% | 25.01% | 72.68% | 17.72% | 4.10% | 5.50% | 1935 |
| 1934 | 1.07 | 8.82% | 8.22% | 17.04% | 25.06% | 72.71% | 18.00% | 3.68% | 5.61% | 1934 |
| 1933 | 1.01 | 7.86% | 7.76% | 15.62% | 24.26% | 73.97% | 17.18% | 4.21% | 4.65% | 1933 |
| 1932 | 1.04 | 8.15% | 7.81% | 15.96% | 24.94% | 70.92% | 19.00% | 4.45% | 5.63% | 1932 |
| 1931 | 1.03 | 8.21% | 7.99% | 16.19% | 25.00% | 72.36% | 18.75% | 4.45% | 4.45% | 1931 |
| 1930 | 1.04 | 8.15% | 7.86% | 16.02% | 26.30% | 70.30% | 18.58% | 5.01% | 6.11% | 1930 |
| 1929 | .87 | 7.24% | 8.29% | 15.53% | 25.56% | 71.61% | 18.19% | 4.73% | 5.47% | 1929 |
| 1928 | .93 | 7.42% | 8.01% | 15.43% | 24.80% | 72.81% | 17.79% | 4.79% | 4.60% | 1928 |
| 1927 | .93 | 7.20% | 7.79% | 14.99% | 25.05% | 74.04% | 17.31% | 4.80% | 3.85% | 1927 |
| 1926 | .88 | 7.12% | 8.09% | 15.20% | 24.68% | 73.78% | 17.62% | 4.92% | 3.67% | 1926 |
| 1925 | .86 | 6.92% | 8.04% | 14.96% | 25.87% | 73.20% | 17.41% | 4.70% | 4.69% | 1925 |
| 1924 | .90 | 6.96% | 7.71% | 14.67% | 25.42% | 74.65% | 16.81% | 4.84% | 3.69% | 1924 |
| 1923 | .93 | 7.29% | 7.85% | 15.14% | 25.15% | 75.04% | 16.19% | 4.72% | 4.05% | 1923 |
| 1922 | .96 | 7.22% | 7.53% | 14.75% | 25.56% | 74.62% | 16.02% | 5.07% | 4.29% | 1922 |
| 1921 | 1.02 | 7.27% | 7.15% | 14.42% | 25.88% | 74.65% | 16.06% | 5.50% | 3.78% | 1921 |
| 1920 | 1.06 | 7.65% | 7.20% | 14.84% | 24.56% | 76.35% | 15.51% | 5.44% | 2.71% | 1920 |
| 1919 | 1.14 | 8.15% | 7.11% | 15.26% | 23.34% | 77.49% | 14.89% | 5.34% | 2.28% | 1919 |
| 1918 | 1.03 | 7.78% | 7.55% | 15.34% | 22.45% | 79.85% | 13.60% | 5.18% | 1.38% | 1918 |
| 1917 | 1.26 | 9.35% | 7.45% | 16.80% | 21.97% | 78.51% | 14.27% | 5.58% | 1.64% | 1917 |
| 1916 | 1.35 | 10.29% | 7.64% | 17.93% | 21.89% | 77.72% | 14.76% | 5.62% | 1.89% | 1916 |
| 1915 | 1.26 | 10.12% | 8.03% | 18.15% | 21.99% | 77.23% | 14.88% | 5.81% | 2.08% | 1915 |
| 1914 | 1.32 | 10.60% | 8.00% | 18.60% | 22.35% | 77.28% | 14.86% | 5.59% | 2.28% | 1914 |
| 1913 | 1.28 | 10.09% | 7.90% | 17.99% | 22.85% | 77.14% | 14.60% | 6.02% | 2.24% | 1913 |
| 1912 | 1.26 | 10.36% | 8.22% | 18.58% | 23.58% | 76.63% | 15.21% | 6.15% | 2.01% | 1912 |
| 1911 | 1.26 | 10.48% | 8.32% | 18.79% | 23.26% | 76.72% | 14.90% | 6.04% | 2.35% | 1911 |
| 1910 | 1.30 | 10.38% | 7.96% | 18.34% | 21.81% | 78.67% | 13.85% | 5.71% | 1.78% | 1910 |
| 1909 | 1.44 | 10.24% | 7.10% | 17.34% | 21.47% | 80.05% | 13.53% | 5.10% | 1.32% | 1909 |
| 1908 | 1.55 | 9.97% | 6.44% | 16.41% | 21.17% | 80.34% | 13.09% | 5.19% | 1.38% | 1908 |
| 1907 | 1.45 | 9.79% | 6.76% | 16.55% | 21.83% | 81.35% | 12.54% | 4.87% | 1.24% | 1907 |
| 1906 | 1.48 | 10.12% | 6.85% | 16.97% | 21.93% | 80.26% | 13.33% | 5.09% | 1.32% | 1906 |
| 1905 | 1.54 | 10.38% | 6.74% | 17.12% | 22.12% | 78.74% | 14.08% | 5.52% | 1.67% | 1905 |
| 1904 | 1.67 | 10.17% | 6.10% | 16.27% | 22.26% | 78.71% | 14.00% | 5.67% | 1.63% | 1904 |
| 1903 | 1.47 | 9.42% | 6.40% | 15.82% | 23.58% | 77.09% | 15.34% | 5.87% | 1.69% | 1903 |
| max | 2.72 | 24.12% | 10.42% | 33.00% | 26.30% | 81.35% | 20.50% | 6.15% | 16.12% | max |
| min | .86 | 6.92% | 6.10% | 14.42% | 21.07% | 61.72% | 12.54% | 1.67% | 1.24% | min |
| ave | 1.54 | 12.92% | 8.39% | 21.31% | 23.22% | 71.77% | 17.01% | 3.38% | 7.83% | ave |
| Year | SO/BB | SO/PA | BB/PA | (SO+BB)/PA | H/PA | 1B/H | 2B/H | 3B/H | HR/H | Year |
Source data: baseball-reference.com
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