Batters SO/BB ratio.

SO/BB 2 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/j9Kuv

For single seasons, since 1920, Playing in the AL or NL, At least 502 Plate Appearances, in the regular season, requiring Strikeouts >= 2 × Bases on Balls, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Several hundred matched. Here are the tops in OPS+:

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	IBB	Pos
1	Shohei Ohtani	190	162	81	2024	29	LAD	NL	159	731	636	134	197	98	38	7	54	130	59	4	81	162	.310	.390	.646	1.036	411	10	*D
2	Dick Allen	181	136	68	1966	24	PHI	NL	141	599	524	112	166	91	25	10	40	110	10	6	68	136	.317	.396	.632	1.027	331	13	57/H
3	José Abreu	173	131	51	2014	27	CHW	AL	145	622	556	80	176	103	35	2	36	107	3	1	51	131	.317	.383	.581	.964	323	15	*3D/H
4	J.D. Martinez	173	146	69	2018	30	BOS	AL	150	649	569	111	188	106	37	2	43	130	6	1	69	146	.330	.402	.629	1.031	358	11	D79
5	Matt Kemp	172	159	74	2011	26	LAD	NL	161	689	602	115	195	119	33	4	39	126	40	11	74	159	.324	.399	.586	.986	353	24	*8/DH
6	Frank Howard	171	141	54	1968	31	WSA	AL	158	663	598	79	164	89	28	3	44	106	0	0	54	141	.274	.338	.552	.890	330	12	73/H
7	Roberto Clemente	171	103	41	1967	32	PIT	NL	147	632	585	103	209	150	26	10	23	110	9	1	41	103	.357	.400	.554	.954	324	17	*9/H8
8	Josh Hamilton	170	95	43	2010	29	TEX	AL	133	571	518	95	186	111	40	3	32	100	8	1	43	95	.359	.411	.633	1.044	328	5	*78D/H
9	Juan González	169	99	37	1993	23	TEX	AL	140	587	536	105	166	86	33	1	46	118	4	1	37	99	.310	.368	.632	1.000	339	7	*7D/H
10	Mike Trout	169	184	83	2014	22	LAA	AL	157	705	602	115	173	89	39	9	36	111	16	2	83	184	.287	.377	.561	.939	338	6	*8/D
11	Mike Trout	168	139	67	2012	20	LAA	AL	139	639	559	129	182	117	27	8	30	83	49	5	67	139	.326	.399	.564	.963	315	4	*87/9H
12	Chris Davis	168	199	72	2013	27	BAL	AL	160	673	584	103	167	71	42	1	53	138	4	1	72	199	.286	.370	.634	1.004	370	12	*3/D
13	Nelson Cruz	168	131	56	2019	38	MIN	AL	120	521	454	81	141	74	26	0	41	108	0	1	56	131	.311	.392	.639	1.031	290	8	*D/H

Ohtani in 2024: SO to BB ratio 2 to 1. Reverse: DiMaggio in 1941: 5.84 BB for each SO. Saturday, October 5, 2024

SO/BB 3 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/7umJq

For single seasons, since 1920, Playing in the AL or NL, At least 502 Plate Appearances, in the regular season, requiring Strikeouts >= 3 × Bases on Balls, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Several hundred matched. Here are the tops in OPS+:

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Brent Rooker	165	177	59	2024	29	OAK	AL	145	614	546	82	160	93	26	2	39	112	11	3	.293	.365	.562	.927	307
2	Kirby Puckett	153	83	23	1988	28	MIN	AL	158	691	657	109	234	163	42	5	24	121	6	7	.356	.375	.545	.920	358
3	Andrés Galarraga	150	73	24	1993	32	COL	NL	120	506	470	71	174	113	35	4	22	98	2	4	.370	.403	.602	1.005	283
4	Andrés Galarraga	150	153	39	1988	27	MON	NL	157	661	609	99	184	105	42	8	29	92	13	4	.302	.352	.540	.893	329
5	Tyler O'Neill	148	168	38	2021	26	STL	NL	138	537	482	89	138	76	26	2	34	80	15	4	.286	.352	.560	.912	270
6	Lee May	147	135	42	1971	28	CIN	NL	147	602	553	85	154	95	17	3	39	98	3	0	.278	.332	.532	.864	294
7	Julio Rodríguez	147	145	40	2022	21	SEA	AL	132	560	511	84	145	89	25	3	28	75	25	7	.284	.345	.509	.853	260
8	Mike Morse	147	126	36	2011	29	WSN	NL	146	575	522	73	158	91	36	0	31	95	2	3	.303	.360	.550	.910	287
9	Cito Gaston	146	142	41	1970	26	SDP	NL	146	629	584	92	186	122	26	9	29	93	4	1	.318	.364	.543	.907	317
10	Carlos González	143	135	40	2010	24	COL	NL	145	636	587	111	197	120	34	9	34	117	26	8	.336	.376	.598	.974	351

None led AL or NL in OPS+

SO/BB 4 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/OffWY

For single seasons, since 1920, Playing in the AL or NL, At least 502 Plate Appearances, in the regular season, requiring Strikeouts >= 4 × Bases on Balls, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Tyler O'Neill	148	168	38	2021	26	STL	NL	138	537	482	89	138	76	26	2	34	80	15	4	.286	.352	.560	.912	270
2	Marlon Byrd	138	144	31	2013	35	NYM,PIT	NL	147	579	532	75	155	91	35	5	24	88	2	4	.291	.336	.511	.847	272
3	Geoff Jenkins	137	135	33	2000	25	MIL	NL	135	564	512	100	155	81	36	4	34	94	11	1	.303	.360	.588	.948	301
4	Yoenis Céspedes	136	141	33	2015	29	DET,NYM	AL,NL	159	676	633	101	184	101	42	6	35	105	7	5	.291	.328	.542	.870	343
5	Juan González	133	143	35	1992	22	TEX	AL	155	632	584	77	152	83	24	2	43	109	0	1	.260	.304	.529	.833	309
6	Teoscar Hernández	131	148	36	2021	28	TOR	AL	143	595	550	92	163	102	29	0	32	116	12	4	.296	.346	.524	.870	288
7	Luis Robert Jr.	130	172	30	2023	25	CHW	AL	145	595	546	90	144	69	36	1	38	80	20	4	.264	.315	.542	.857	296
8	Dante Bichette	130	96	22	1995	31	COL	NL	139	612	579	102	197	117	38	2	40	128	13	9	.340	.364	.620	.984	359
9	Dave Kingman	129	135	28	1976	27	NYM	NL	123	510	474	70	113	61	14	1	37	86	7	4	.238	.286	.506	.793	240
10	Alfonso Soriano	129	157	23	2002	26	NYY	AL	156	741	696	128	209	117	51	2	39	102	41	13	.300	.332	.547	.880	381
11	Javier Báez	129	167	29	2018	25	CHC	NL	160	645	606	101	176	93	40	9	34	111	21	9	.290	.326	.554	.881	336

SO/BB 5 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/3Cobr

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Luis Robert Jr.	130	172	30	2023	25	CHW	AL	145	595	546	90	144	69	36	1	38	80	20	4	.264	.315	.542	.857	296
2	Alfonso Soriano	129	157	23	2002	26	NYY	AL	156	741	696	128	209	117	51	2	39	102	41	13	.300	.332	.547	.880	381
3	Javier Báez	129	167	29	2018	25	CHC	NL	160	645	606	101	176	93	40	9	34	111	21	9	.290	.326	.554	.881	336
4	Tim Anderson	128	109	15	2019	26	CHW	AL	123	518	498	81	167	117	32	0	18	56	17	5	.335	.357	.508	.865	253
5	Salvador Perez	128	170	28	2021	31	KCR	AL	161	665	620	88	169	97	24	0	48	121	1	0	.273	.316	.544	.859	337
6	Starling Marte	121	138	25	2013	24	PIT	NL	135	566	510	83	143	95	26	10	12	35	41	15	.280	.343	.441	.784	225
7	Adam Jones	118	136	25	2013	27	BAL	AL	160	689	653	100	186	117	35	1	33	108	14	3	.285	.318	.493	.811	322
8	Tim Anderson	118	119	22	2021	28	CHW	AL	123	551	527	94	163	115	29	2	17	61	18	7	.309	.338	.469	.806	247
9	Javier Báez	117	184	28	2021	28	CHC,NYM	NL	138	547	502	80	133	82	18	2	31	87	18	5	.265	.319	.494	.813	248
10	Yan Gomes	117	120	24	2014	26	CLE	AL	135	518	485	61	135	86	25	3	21	74	0	0	.278	.313	.472	.785	229

SO/BB 6 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/mv31V

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Alfonso Soriano	129	157	23	2002	26	NYY	AL	156	741	696	128	209	117	51	2	39	102	41	13	.300	.332	.547	.880	381
2	Tim Anderson	128	109	15	2019	26	CHW	AL	123	518	498	81	167	117	32	0	18	56	17	5	.335	.357	.508	.865	253
3	Salvador Perez	128	170	28	2021	31	KCR	AL	161	665	620	88	169	97	24	0	48	121	1	0	.273	.316	.544	.859	337
4	Javier Báez	117	184	28	2021	28	CHC,NYM	NL	138	547	502	80	133	82	18	2	31	87	18	5	.265	.319	.494	.813	248
5	Adam Jones	115	133	19	2014	28	BAL	AL	159	682	644	88	181	120	30	2	29	96	7	1	.281	.311	.469	.780	302
6	Danny Santana	112	151	25	2019	28	TEX	AL	130	511	474	81	134	77	23	6	28	81	21	6	.283	.324	.534	.857	253
7	Benito Santiago	111	112	16	1987	22	SDP	NL	146	572	546	64	164	111	33	2	18	79	21	12	.300	.324	.467	.791	255
8	Shawon Dunston	108	75	10	1995	32	CHC	NL	127	503	477	58	141	91	30	6	14	69	10	5	.296	.317	.472	.788	225
9	Juan Samuel	107	168	28	1984	23	PHI	NL	160	737	701	105	191	121	36	19	15	69	72	15	.272	.307	.442	.749	310
10	Rougned Odor	105	135	19	2016	22	TEX	AL	150	632	605	89	164	94	33	4	33	88	14	7	.271	.296	.502	.798	304

SO/BB 7 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/s8uTl

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Tim Anderson	128	109	15	2019	26	CHW	AL	123	518	498	81	167	117	32	0	18	56	17	5	.335	.357	.508	.865	253
2	Adam Jones	115	133	19	2014	28	BAL	AL	159	682	644	88	181	120	30	2	29	96	7	1	.281	.311	.469	.780	302
3	Benito Santiago	111	112	16	1987	22	SDP	NL	146	572	546	64	164	111	33	2	18	79	21	12	.300	.324	.467	.791	255
4	Shawon Dunston	108	75	10	1995	32	CHC	NL	127	503	477	58	141	91	30	6	14	69	10	5	.296	.317	.472	.788	225
5	Rougned Odor	105	135	19	2016	22	TEX	AL	150	632	605	89	164	94	33	4	33	88	14	7	.271	.296	.502	.798	304
6	Ezequiel Tovar	103	200	23	2024	22	COL	NL	157	695	655	83	176	101	45	4	26	78	6	5	.269	.295	.469	.763	307
7	Shawon Dunston	96	75	8	1997	34	CHC,PIT	NL	132	511	490	71	147	106	22	5	14	57	32	8	.300	.312	.451	.763	221
8	Iván Rodríguez	95	93	11	2005	33	DET	AL	129	525	504	71	139	87	33	5	14	50	7	3	.276	.290	.444	.735	224
9	Mariano Duncan	93	88	12	1993	30	PHI	NL	124	518	496	68	140	99	26	4	11	73	6	5	.282	.304	.417	.721	207
10	Salvador Perez	92	135	19	2023	33	KCR	AL	140	580	538	59	137	93	21	0	23	80	0	0	.255	.292	.422	.714	227

SO/BB 8 to 1

https://stathead.com/tiny/TJXBf

For single seasons, since 1920, Playing in the AL or NL, At least 502 Plate Appearances, in the regular season, requiring Strikeouts >= 8 × Bases on Balls, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.

All:

Rk	Player	OPS+	SO	BB	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Ezequiel Tovar	103	200	23	2024	22	COL	NL	157	695	655	83	176	101	45	4	26	78	6	5	.269	.295	.469	.763	307
2	Shawon Dunston	96	75	8	1997	34	CHC,PIT	NL	132	511	490	71	147	106	22	5	14	57	32	8	.300	.312	.451	.763	221
3	Iván Rodríguez	95	93	11	2005	33	DET	AL	129	525	504	71	139	87	33	5	14	50	7	3	.276	.290	.444	.735	224
4	Juan Encarnación	85	113	14	1999	23	DET	AL	132	538	509	62	130	75	30	6	19	74	33	12	.255	.287	.450	.736	229
5	Iván Rodríguez	84	96	9	2007	35	DET	AL	129	515	502	50	141	96	31	3	11	63	2	2	.281	.294	.420	.714	211
6	Ceddanne Rafaela	82	151	15	2024	23	BOS	AL	152	571	544	70	134	91	23	5	15	75	19	10	.246	.274	.390	.664	212
7	Tim Anderson	81	162	13	2017	24	CHW	AL	146	606	587	72	151	104	26	4	17	56	15	1	.257	.276	.402	.679	236
8	Dee Strange-Gordon	79	80	9	2018	30	SEA	AL	141	588	556	62	149	120	17	8	4	36	30	12	.268	.288	.349	.637	194

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