fewest strikeouts by a batter in 1 season with at least 550 at bats since 1980

Since 1980, Bill Buckner has the fewest strikeouts with 550+ at-bats in a season, with 18 strikeouts in 1980.

NAMESOABSEASONTMGRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
18
578
1980
CHC CHC
145
69
187
41
3
10
68
30
0
1
2
614
264
54
0
6
11
13
.324
.353
.457
.810
85
16.4
.355
116
10.9
2Rich Dauer
R. Dauer
19
557
1980
BAL BAL
152
71
158
32
0
2
63
46
3
3
2
618
196
34
6
6
1
22
.284
.338
.352
.690
67
-2.3
.315
95
-3.8
3Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
21
620
2025
SDP SDP
154
66
181
30
4
8
61
34
2
11
4
675
243
42
12
7
0
12
.292
.327
.392
.719
80
0.2
.313
104
3.2
4Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
23
573
1990
SDP SDP
141
79
177
29
10
4
72
44
1
17
8
629
238
43
7
4
20
13
.309
.357
.415
.772
79
8.2
.336
106
4.6
5Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
23
606
1984
SDP SDP
158
88
213
21
10
5
71
59
2
33
18
675
269
36
6
2
13
15
.351
.410
.444
.853
108
32.3
.380
145
33.9
6Barry Larkin
B. Larkin
24
588
1988
CIN CIN
151
91
174
32
5
12
56
41
8
40
7
652
252
49
10
5
3
7
.296
.347
.429
.776
88
17.1
.347
122
15.4
7Johnny Ray
J. Ray
24
594
1985
PIT PIT
154
67
163
33
3
7
70
46
1
13
9
652
223
43
5
6
10
11
.274
.325
.375
.700
69
-4.7
.308
93
-5.5
8Carney Lansford
C. Lansford
25
551
1989
OAK OAK
148
81
185
28
2
2
52
51
9
37
15
616
223
32
1
4
2
21
.336
.398
.405
.803
92
24.6
.366
136
25.4
9Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
25
629
1986
BOS BOS
153
73
168
39
2
18
102
40
4
6
4
681
265
59
0
8
9
25
.267
.311
.421
.733
78
-1
.319
91
-7.3
10Johnny Ray
J. Ray
26
576
1983
PIT PIT
151
68
163
38
7
5
53
35
0
18
9
623
230
50
10
2
3
11
.283
.323
.399
.722
72
1.2
.322
98
-1.5
11Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
26
657
1982
CHC CHC
161
93
201
34
5
15
105
36
5
15
5
709
290
54
1
10
7
14
.306
.342
.441
.783
94
14.2
.344
113
10.3
12Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
28
592
1997
SDP SDP
149
97
220
49
2
17
119
43
3
12
5
651
324
68
1
12
12
12
.372
.409
.547
.957
121
41.1
.408
153
43.5
13Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
29
637
2024
TOT
150
83
200
32
3
4
46
24
8
9
3
672
250
39
2
1
3
18
.314
.346
.392
.739
85
6.8
.323
109
7.2
14Juan Pierre
J. Pierre
29
617
2001
COL COL
156
108
202
26
11
2
55
41
10
46
17
683
256
39
14
1
1
6
.327
.378
.415
.793
98
12.9
.350
90
-8.5
15Gregg Jefferies
G. Jefferies
29
604
1992
KCR KCR
152
66
172
36
3
10
75
43
1
19
9
657
244
49
0
9
4
24
.285
.329
.404
.733
77
5.8
.328
102
1.2
16Don Mattingly
D. Mattingly
29
599
1988
NYY NYY
144
94
186
37
0
18
88
41
3
1
0
651
277
55
0
8
14
13
.311
.353
.462
.816
93
21.7
.356
123
17.3
17Placido Polanco
P. Polanco
30
587
2007
DET DET
142
105
200
36
3
9
67
37
11
7
3
641
269
48
2
4
3
9
.341
.388
.458
.846
101
21.8
.372
125
19.9
18Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
30
604
1989
SDP SDP
158
82
203
27
7
4
62
56
1
40
16
679
256
38
11
7
16
12
.336
.389
.424
.813
98
23.8
.360
133
24.2
19Don Mattingly
D. Mattingly
30
631
1989
NYY NYY
158
79
191
37
2
23
113
51
1
3
0
693
301
62
0
10
18
15
.303
.351
.477
.828
100
24.4
.360
127
21.4
20Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
30
626
1983
CHC CHC
153
79
175
38
6
16
66
25
5
12
4
665
273
60
4
5
5
10
.280
.310
.436
.746
80
4.4
.328
97
-2.2
21Paul Lo Duca
P. Lo Duca
31
580
2002
LAD LAD
149
74
163
38
1
10
64
34
10
3
1
632
233
49
4
4
2
20
.281
.330
.402
.731
73
-2.5
.321
99
-1
22Eric Young
E. Young
31
568
1996
COL COL
141
113
184
23
4
8
74
47
21
53
19
643
239
35
2
5
1
9
.324
.393
.421
.814
99
16.5
.365
99
-1.1
23Carlos Baerga
C. Baerga
31
557
1995
CLE CLE
135
87
175
28
2
15
90
35
3
11
2
600
252
45
0
5
6
15
.314
.355
.452
.807
84
9.6
.352
107
5.3
24Lance Johnson
L. Johnson
31
607
1995
CWS CWS
142
98
186
18
12
10
57
32
1
40
6
645
258
40
2
3
2
7
.306
.341
.425
.766
83
2.1
.337
102
1.6
25Marty Barrett
M. Barrett
31
625
1986
BOS BOS
158
94
179
39
4
4
60
65
1
15
7
713
238
47
18
4
0
13
.286
.353
.381
.733
89
6.4
.332
100
-0.2
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