MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

In the 2023 season, Jacob deGrom sits in first place in strikeout to walk ratio with 11.3. Ranking in second is Eduard Bazardo, enjoying a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.0. Having earned a total of 8.9, George Kirby comes in at the third position. Rounding out the top 5 are Tyler Alexander (8.8) in addition to Ryan Pepiot (8.7).

2023 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stJacob deGrom11.3
2ndEduard Bazardo10.0
3rdGeorge Kirby8.9
4thTyler Alexander8.8
5thRyan Pepiot8.7
6thKris Bubic8.0
7thRyan Borucki7.8
8thZach Eflin7.6
9thJames McArthur7.5
10thZack Littell7.4
11thRyan Weber7.0
12thAdam Kolarek7.0
13thTarik Skubal6.7
14thAllan Winans6.5
15thLogan Webb6.0
16thJonathan Loaisiga6.0
17thNicholas Padilla6.0
18thJeffrey Springs6.0
19thChris Martin5.8
20thBraxton Garrett5.7
21stLogan Gilbert5.7
22ndShawn Armstrong5.7
23rdCristopher Sanchez5.7
24thGerman Marquez5.7
25thGabe Speier5.6
26thTyler Mahle5.6
27thGarrett Whitlock5.6
28thBrock Burke5.6
29thTrevor Megill5.6
30thA.J. Puk5.5

2022 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stChris Martin14.8
2ndJacob deGrom12.8
3rdPete Fairbanks12.7
4thChris Devenski12.0
5thJoe Mantiply10.2
6thScott Alexander10.0
7thChris Paddack10.0
8thAdbert Alzolay9.5
9thAaron Nola8.1
10thDaniel Mengden8.0
11thEmmanuel Clase7.7
12thKevin Gausman7.3
13thMax Scherzer7.2
14thErik Swanson7.0
15thAndrew Kittredge7.0
16thMichael Plassmeyer7.0
17thCorey Kluber6.6
18thEdwin Diaz6.6
19thLance Lynn6.5
20thAndres Munoz6.4
21stJustin Verlander6.4
22ndA.J. Minter6.3
23rdZach Pop6.3
24thGeorge Kirby6.1
25thTaylor Clarke6.0
26thDaniel Hudson6.0
27thBlake Treinen6.0
28thJhon Romero6.0
29thYonny Chirinos6.0
30thClayton Kershaw6.0

2021 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stScott Effross18.0
2ndLiam Hendriks16.1
3rdJacob deGrom13.3
4thHoby Milner10.0
5thAnthony Swarzak9.0
6thRaisel Iglesias8.6
7thLuis Severino8.0
8thJosh Tomlin7.4
9thTaylor Rogers7.4
10thRichard Bleier7.3
11thKyle Cody7.0
12thA.J. Cole7.0
13thDylan Coleman7.0
14thCorbin Burnes6.9
15thClayton Kershaw6.9
16thMax Scherzer6.6
17thCraig Stammen6.4
18thRyan Pressly6.2
19thZach Eflin6.2
20thCollin McHugh6.2
21stJoe Ryan6.0
22ndShane Baz6.0
23rdDakota Hudson6.0
24thGerrit Cole5.9
25thDustin May5.8
26thChad Green5.8
27thJake McGee5.8
28thAaron Nola5.7
29thBailey Falter5.7
30thTommy Milone5.7

2020 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stBurch Smith13.0
2ndLiam Hendriks12.3
3rdVictor Gonzalez11.5
4thJake McGee11.0
5thZach Plesac9.5
6thMarco Gonzales9.1
7thCaleb Ferguson9.0
8thLjay Newsome9.0
9thNick Anderson8.7
10thJohn Curtiss8.3
11thKyle Hendricks8.0
12thKenta Maeda8.0
13thNabil Crismatt8.0
14thClayton Kershaw7.8
15thBrent Suter7.6
16thZack Greinke7.4
17thNathan Eovaldi7.4
18thBrad Hand7.3
19thJustin Verlander7.0
20thRichard Rodriguez6.8
21stElieser Hernandez6.8
22ndChris Martin6.7
23rdTommy Milone6.7
24thYu Darvish6.6
25thTony Gonsolin6.6
26thTyler Clippard6.5
27thJalen Beeks6.5
28thAdrian Morejon6.3
29thRaisel Iglesias6.2
30thDavid Phelps6.2

2019 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stCody Stashak25.0
2ndBrent Suter15.0
3rdChris Martin13.0
4thMatt Moore9.0
5thTaylor Rogers8.2
6thJames Karinchak8.0
7thCarlos Torres8.0
8thKirby Yates7.8
9thEmilio Pagan7.4
10thMax Scherzer7.4
11thPaul Sewald7.3
12thJosh Tomlin7.3
13thJustin Verlander7.1
14thYusmeiro Petit7.1
15thCody Reed7.0
16thFelipe Vazquez6.9
17thJosh Hader6.9
18thRafael Montero6.8
19thGerrit Cole6.8
20thHyun Jin Ryu6.8
21stTyler Alexander6.7
22ndSeth Lugo6.5
23rdShane Bieber6.5
24thDustin May6.4
25thZack Greinke6.2
26thNick Anderson6.1
27thRoberto Osuna6.1
28thRyan Pressly6.0
29thCarlos Carrasco6.0
30thDarren O’Day6.0

2018 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stYoan Lopez11.0
2ndJuan Nicasio10.6
3rdSean Doolittle10.0
4thDan Otero8.6
5thBrooks Pounders8.5
6thRoberto Osuna8.0
7thBobby Poyner8.0
8thJustin Verlander7.8
9thKen Giles7.6
10thChris Martin7.4
11thRobbie Erlin7.3
12thEdwin Diaz7.3
13thTrevor May7.2
14thRowan Wick7.0
15thChris Sale7.0
16thDarren O’Day6.8
17thCorey Kluber6.5
18thChad Green6.3
19thRoss Stripling6.2
20thOliver Perez6.1
21stTony Cingrani6.0
22ndHyun Jin Ryu5.9
23rdMax Scherzer5.9
24thJacob deGrom5.9
25thKyle Crockett5.5
26thJesse Chavez5.4
27thCarlos Carrasco5.4
28thClayton Kershaw5.3
29thDaniel Zamora5.3
30thKirby Yates5.3

2017 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stKenley Jansen15.6
2ndA.J. Minter13.0
3rdPat Neshek11.5
4thNoah Syndergaard11.3
5thAngel Sanchez10.0
6thRoberto Osuna9.2
7thCraig Kimbrel9.0
8thZach Putnam9.0
9thJosh Tomlin7.8
10thRyan Madson7.4
11thWill Harris7.4
12thCorey Kluber7.4
13thTrevor Hildenberger7.3
14thChris Sale7.2
15thJoe Smith7.1
16thEmilio Pagan7.0
17thAustin Maddox7.0
18thTim Mayza6.8
19thClayton Kershaw6.7
20thJeff Samardzija6.4
21stSean Doolittle6.2
22ndChad Green6.1
23rdDavid Hernandez5.8
24thTommy Kahnle5.7
25thYusmeiro Petit5.6
26thBrandon Morrow5.6
27thBlake Parker5.4
28thBrad Hand5.2
29thAddison Reed5.1
30thMadison Bumgarner5.1

2016 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stClayton Kershaw15.6
2ndAndrew Miller13.7
3rdDan Altavilla10.0
4thKenley Jansen9.5
5thEvan Scribner7.5
6thShawn Kelley7.3
7thHector Rondon7.3
8thKelvin Herrera7.2
9thAddison Reed7.0
10thGrant Dayton6.5
11thJosh Smoker6.3
12thZach Phillips6.0
13thRick Porcello5.9
14thJosh Tomlin5.9
15thEdwin Diaz5.9
16thRoberto Osuna5.9
17thDario Alvarez5.9
18thKoji Uehara5.7
19thSeunghwan Oh5.7
20thDan Otero5.7
21stBrett Cecil5.6
22ndSean Doolittle5.6
23rdDerek Law5.6
24thMark Melancon5.4
25thNate Jones5.3
26thBuddy Boshers5.3
27thChris Devenski5.2
28thChris Sale5.2
29thDeolis Guerra5.1
30thLiam Hendriks5.1

2015 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stEvan Scribner16.0
2ndCaleb Cotham11.0
3rdKenley Jansen10.0
4thCarter Capps8.3
5thMax Scherzer8.1
6thTony Zych8.0
7thBobby LaFromboise8.0
8thMichael Pineda7.4
9thBrandon McCarthy7.3
10thRich Hill7.2
11thClayton Kershaw7.2
12thJosh Tomlin7.1
13thSergio Romo7.1
14thYimi Garcia6.8
15thDavid Robertson6.6
16thAaron Loup6.6
17thChris Sale6.5
18thAdam Ottavino6.5
19thLiam Hendriks6.5
20thMychal Givens6.3
21stFernando Salas6.2
22ndJake McGee6.0
23rdMadison Bumgarner6.0
24thBuddy Carlyle6.0
25thStephen Strasburg6.0
26thLuke Gregerson5.9
27thPhil Hughes5.9
28thDarren O’Day5.9
29thBartolo Colon5.7
30thDeolis Guerra5.7

2014 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders

SO/W RankTeamSO/W
1stPhil Hughes11.6
2ndSean Doolittle11.1
3rdKoji Uehara10.0
4thFrank Garces10.0
5thBrandon Finnegan10.0
6thYimi Garcia9.0
7thChad Qualls8.6
8thMichael Pineda8.4
9thJoakim Soria8.0
10thClayton Kershaw7.7
11thPat Neshek7.6
12thHisashi Iwakuma7.3
13thDavid Price7.1
14thJohn Holdzkom7.0
15thJoe Thatcher6.8
16thJosh Tomlin6.7
17thMasahiro Tanaka6.7
18thMark Melancon6.5
19thJordan Zimmermann6.3
20thAndrew Miller6.1
21stYusmeiro Petit6.1
22ndGlen Perkins6.0
23rdBlake Parker6.0
24thCliff Lee6.0
25thPreston Guilmet6.0
26thKen Giles5.8
27thCharlie Furbush5.7
28thNick Vincent5.6
29thJake McGee5.6
30thDellin Betances5.6