Saturday, August 28, 2021

Most season SO in AL or NL: worst BB/SO ratio. Chris Davis, come on down!

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Chris Davis

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right

6-4255lb (193cm, 115kg)

Born: March 171986 (Age: 35-164d) in Longview, TX us






Season strike out (SO) record:

Jake Stahl 128 1910-1937
Vince DiMaggio 134 1938-1955
Jim Lemon 138 1956-1960
Jake Wood 141 1961
Harmon Killebrew 142 1962
Dave Nicholson 175 1963-1968
Bobby Bonds 187 1969
Bobby Bonds 189 1970-2003
Adam Dunn 195 2004-2006
Ryan Howard 199 2007
Mark Reynolds 204 2008
Mark Reynolds 223 2009-2021

In the Regular Season, from 1903 to 2021, Playing in the AL or NL, requiring Strikeouts >= 187 sorted by greatest Strikeouts.

https://stathead.com/tiny/wrolw via https://www.baseball-reference.com/

There have been 40 seasons with at least 187 SO by an individual batter, including duplicates by an individual. Babe Ruth led the AL in SO four times but his max was 93 in 1923: 170 BB, BA .393, OPS+ 239. Barry Bonds had 102 SO in 1986, his rookie season. Second most by Bonds: 93 in 1989 and 2001: 177 BB, 73 home runs, OPS+ 259.

The spreadsheet below and at this link includes the column BB/SO: greater than 1 means more BB than SO; less than 1 means more SO than BB.

Sorted DESCENDING by season BB/SO; worst is at the bottom; Rk is the rank in this group in SO:

RkPlayerBBSOBB/SOYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBAOBPSLGOPSPlayer
8Aaron Judge127208.611201725NYYAL15567854212815424352114.284.422.6271.049Aaron Judge
27Adam Dunn112194.577200626CINNL160683561991312404092.234.365.490.855Adam Dunn
19Jack Cust111197.563200829OAKAL148598481771111903377.231.375.476.851Jack Cust
25Adam Dunn108195.554200424CINNL16168156810515134046102.266.388.569.956Adam Dunn
18Ryan Howard107199.538200727PHINL1446485299414226047136.268.392.584.976Ryan Howard
2Adam Dunn105222.473201232CHWAL151649539871101904196.204.333.468.800Adam Dunn
40Bobby Bonds81187.433196923SFGNL1587206221201612563290.259.352.473.824Bobby Bonds
34Bobby Bonds77189.407197024SFGNL15774566313420036102678.302.375.504.879Bobby Bonds
17Ryan Howard81199.407200828PHINL16270061010515326448146.251.339.543.881Ryan Howard
35Ronald Acuna Jr.76188.404201921ATLNL15671562612717522241101.280.365.518.883Ronald Acuna Jr.
9Chris Davis84208.404201529BALAL16067057310015031047117.262.361.562.923Chris Davis
32Adam Dunn76189.402201333CHWAL149607525601151503486.219.320.442.762Adam Dunn
26Mike Napoli78194.402201634CLEAL1506455579213322134101.239.335.465.800Mike Napoli
3Chris Davis88219.402201630BALAL157665566991252103884.221.332.459.792Chris Davis
7Mark Reynolds83211.393201026ARINL14559649979991723285.198.321.433.753Mark Reynolds
38Mike Napoli73187.390201331BOSAL139578498791293822392.259.360.482.842Mike Napoli
14Kris Bryant77199.387201523CHCNL151650559871543152699.276.369.488.858Kris Bryant
16Adam Dunn77199.387201030WSNNL1586485588514536238103.260.357.536.892Adam Dunn
24Curtis Granderson75195.385201231NYYAL16068459610213818443106.232.319.492.811Curtis Granderson
20Joey Gallo75196.383201723TEXAL14553244985941834180.209.333.537.869Joey Gallo
21Mark Reynolds75196.383201127BALAL155620534841182713786.221.323.483.806Mark Reynolds
23Khris Davis73195.374201729OAKAL1536525669114028143110.247.336.528.864Khris Davis
31Eugenio Suarez70189.370201927CINNL1596625758715622249103.271.358.572.930Eugenio Suarez
11Chris Carter76206.369201629MILNL160644549841222714194.222.321.499.821Chris Carter
15Chris Davis72199.362201327BALAL16067358410316742153138.286.370.6341.004Chris Davis
10Joey Gallo74207.357201824TEXAL148577500821032414092.206.312.498.810Joey Gallo
30Ryan Howard67190.353201434PHINL153648569651271812395.223.310.380.690Ryan Howard
1Mark Reynolds76223.341200925ARINL1556625789815030144102.260.349.543.892Mark Reynolds
6Giancarlo Stanton70211.332201828NYYAL15870561710216434138100.266.343.509.852Giancarlo Stanton
5Chris Carter70212.330201326HOUAL148585506641132422982.223.320.451.770Chris Carter
13Mark Reynolds64204.314200824ARINL152613539871292832897.239.320.458.779Mark Reynolds
22Chris Davis61195.313201731BALAL12852445665981512661.215.309.423.732Chris Davis
4Yoan Moncada67217.309201823CHWAL149650578731363261761.235.315.400.715Yoan Moncada
12Drew Stubbs63205.307201126CINNL158681604921472231544.243.322.364.686Drew Stubbs
39Preston Wilson55187.294200025FLANL1616746059416035331121.265.331.486.817Preston Wilson
36Jose Hernandez52188.277200232MILNL152582525721512422473.288.356.478.834Jose Hernandez
29Trevor Story49191.257201724COLNL145555503681203232482.239.308.457.765Trevor Story
33Danny Espinosa46189.243201225WSNNL160658594821473721756.248.315.402.717Danny Espinosa
37Ian Desmond45187.241201529WSNNL156641583691362721962.233.290.384.674Ian Desmond
28Chris Davis41192.214201832BALAL12852247040791201649.168.243.296.539Chris Davis
RkPlayerBBSOBB/SOYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBAOBPSLGOPSPlayer
min41187.21419692112852244940791201544.168.243.296.539min
max127223.611201934162745663134200421053146.302.422.6341.049max
average76199.381201127153641554891362623492.244.339.485.824average

Two had OPS at least 1.000; also the only ones with at least 50 home runs (HR):
Chris Davis 2013: 1.004 and 53 HR
Aaron Judge 2017: 1.049 and 52 HR

By 2018 Chris Davis had dropped to the bottom: one BB for every 4.7 SO. Aaron Judge had one BB for every 1.6 SO, the best of a bad group.

BB and SO: 1903-2021 from the AL and NL and ONLY the AL and NL. Sunday, August 22, 2021

1950 is the most recent season when the combined AL and NL BB (Bases on Balls) exceeded their SO (Strike Outs).

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Most career BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Monday, August 23, 2021

The champ (BB/SO) is: Tris Speaker

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Most season BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. And Buck Showalter Walks Barry Bonds With Bases Loaded. Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Joe DiMaggio 80 in 1950 (see below) (age 35); 33 SO. 1941: 76 BB, 13 SO: 5.846 ratio; 56 game hitting streak.

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2019 (most recent full season) most BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the Bases Loaded in 1998 based on Buck's ignorance of the data. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

475 career home runs in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Ted Williams has the highest BB/SO ratio in this group.

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Joe Sewell: best career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. 87% better than #2 Mickey Cochrane. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Shawon Dunston: worst career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. And fewest BB for PA >= 5,000. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Lou Boudreau: best season BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1946-2021: 10.9. Boudreau has top 3 spots. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Tim Anderson: worst season BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021: one BB for every 12.5 SO. Friday, August 27, 2021

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