highest strikeout rate against left handed pitching

Oneil Cruz has the most strikeouts against left-handed pitchers this season, with 34 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
highest strikeout by a player rate against left handed pitching this regular season
NAMESOSEASONTMGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Oneil Cruz
O. Cruz
34
2026
43
76
23
3
0
4
13
4
1
81
38
7
0
0
1
.303
.346
.500
.846
2Hunter Goodman
H. Goodman
31
2026
35
63
15
4
0
4
7
4
0
67
31
8
0
0
1
.238
.284
.492
.776
3Nick Kurtz
N. Kurtz
31
2026
45
75
19
3
0
3
14
13
1
89
31
6
0
0
1
.253
.371
.413
.784
4Austin Riley
A. Riley
30
2026
40
83
19
3
1
1
12
10
0
94
27
5
0
1
0
.229
.309
.325
.634
5Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
30
2026
44
85
24
5
1
7
15
12
3
100
52
13
0
0
0
.282
.390
.612
1.002
6James Wood
J. Wood
30
2026
52
82
20
6
0
4
12
15
1
98
38
10
0
0
2
.244
.367
.463
.831
7Munetaka Murakami
M. Murakami
28
2026
42
57
12
2
0
4
12
14
0
72
26
6
0
1
1
.211
.361
.456
.817
8Matt Olson
M. Olson
27
2026
53
109
28
10
0
6
17
9
1
120
56
16
0
1
0
.257
.317
.514
.830
9Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
27
2026
51
82
23
1
1
3
10
7
5
94
35
5
0
0
0
.280
.372
.427
.799
10Rafael Devers
R. Devers
27
2026
45
78
16
4
0
1
6
8
1
87
23
5
0
0
0
.205
.287
.295
.582
11Ian Happ
I. Happ
26
2026
36
70
11
3
0
3
7
6
1
77
23
6
0
0
0
.157
.234
.329
.562
12Riley Greene
R. Greene
25
2026
45
66
19
5
0
2
8
13
1
80
30
7
0
0
0
.288
.413
.455
.867
13Rob Refsnyder
R. Refsnyder
23
2026
39
66
9
0
0
3
9
5
2
76
18
3
0
3
0
.136
.211
.273
.483
14Brandon Lowe
B. Lowe
23
2026
40
65
13
0
0
3
4
6
0
72
22
3
0
1
0
.200
.264
.338
.602
15Michael Busch
M. Busch
23
2026
42
68
14
2
1
1
10
13
2
85
21
4
0
2
0
.206
.341
.309
.650
16Elly De La Cruz
E. De La Cruz
23
2026
40
67
20
4
2
5
17
4
1
73
43
11
0
1
0
.299
.342
.642
.984
17David Fry
D. Fry
22
2026
28
52
11
1
0
1
3
10
0
62
15
2
0
0
0
.212
.339
.288
.627
18Dansby Swanson
D. Swanson
22
2026
38
68
12
1
1
3
11
5
0
77
24
5
1
3
0
.176
.224
.353
.577
19Jazz Chisholm Jr.
J. Chisholm Jr.
22
2026
38
67
16
2
1
1
6
5
0
73
23
4
0
1
0
.239
.288
.343
.631
20Gunnar Henderson
G. Henderson
22
2026
42
82
17
4
0
6
9
5
2
89
39
10
0
0
0
.207
.270
.476
.745
21Colson Montgomery
C. Montgomery
22
2026
42
67
15
5
0
4
10
4
5
76
32
9
0
0
0
.224
.316
.478
.793
22Jonathan Aranda
J. Aranda
22
2026
34
58
15
1
0
1
4
12
1
73
19
2
0
2
0
.259
.384
.328
.711
23Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
21
2026
32
64
12
4
1
1
1
13
1
78
21
6
0
0
1
.188
.333
.328
.661
24Bryce Harper
B. Harper
21
2026
45
83
19
1
1
3
15
13
0
99
31
5
0
3
0
.229
.323
.373
.697
25Rhys Hoskins
R. Hoskins
21
2026
32
50
8
2
0
3
12
13
0
67
19
5
0
4
0
.160
.313
.380
.693
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31
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