league average whiff percentage by years last 5 years

league average whiff percentage by years last 5 years

LEAGUEAVGSEASONGW%WLABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1
NL
.247
2021
502
.489
439
458
29,994
4,097
7,399
1,532
140
1,106
3,924
2,891
383
7,694
345
120
33,695
12,529
2,778
211
216
193
639
.319
.418
.736
2
AL
.250
2021
507
.510
463
444
30,707
4,217
7,671
1,509
131
1,160
4,045
2,804
368
7,534
473
131
34,169
12,922
2,800
70
220
105
631
.318
.421
.739
3
NL
.243
2022
1,365
.499
1,213
1,217
81,649
10,558
19,836
3,984
348
2,658
10,079
7,621
1,087
20,627
1,260
403
91,163
32,490
6,990
184
622
227
1,709
.314
.398
.712
4
AL
.242
2022
1,365
.501
1,217
1,213
81,816
10,259
19,839
3,956
295
2,557
9,809
7,232
959
20,185
1,226
408
90,815
32,056
6,808
206
602
248
1,685
.309
.392
.701
5
NL
.250
2023
1,560
.507
1,232
1,198
82,094
11,366
20,529
4,099
370
2,943
10,904
8,126
1,066
20,582
1,822
422
92,174
34,197
7,412
246
642
225
1,761
.323
.417
.740
6
AL
.247
2023
1,560
.493
1,198
1,232
82,324
11,066
20,315
4,129
342
2,925
10,609
7,693
1,046
21,261
1,681
444
91,834
33,903
7,396
183
588
249
1,705
.317
.412
.729
7
NL
.247
2024
1,560
.510
1,239
1,191
82,127
10,965
20,272
3,963
360
2,739
10,476
7,549
966
20,694
1,963
487
91,556
33,172
7,062
266
648
242
1,613
.315
.404
.719
8
AL
.240
2024
1,559
.490
1,190
1,238
81,560
10,378
19,551
3,808
337
2,714
9,903
7,380
1,054
20,503
1,654
474
90,793
32,175
6,859
186
613
266
1,614
.309
.394
.703
9
NL
.247
2025
1,575
.497
1,208
1,222
81,876
10,871
20,209
3,874
361
2,705
10,421
7,830
930
20,073
1,727
503
91,632
32,920
6,940
310
686
258
1,563
.317
.402
.719
10
AL
.244
2025
1,575
.503
1,222
1,208
81,788
10,743
19,929
3,871
267
2,945
10,319
7,549
998
20,572
1,713
486
91,206
33,169
7,083
250
621
298
1,559
.313
.406
.719
11
NL
.247
2026
1,055
.511
828
792
54,753
7,570
13,517
2,595
247
1,902
7,238
5,528
688
13,498
1,185
325
61,643
22,312
4,744
214
460
172
1,041
.321
.408
.729
12
AL
.241
2026
1,053
.489
790
826
54,046
7,046
13,047
2,474
196
1,849
6,743
5,380
717
13,627
1,022
343
60,786
21,460
4,519
225
418
167
1,037
.316
.397
.713
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NL EastWLPCTGB
62
45
.579
57
52
.523
6.0
55
54
.505
8.0
55
54
.505
8.0
46
62
.426
16.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
67
41
.620
61
46
.570
5.5
55
54
.505
12.5
53
54
.495
13.5
50
56
.472
16.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
67
40
.626
57
52
.523
11.0
55
53
.509
12.5
46
62
.426
21.5
42
67
.385
26.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
62
44
.585
61
46
.570
1.5
55
51
.519
7.0
53
56
.486
10.5
50
59
.459
13.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
55
51
.519
55
54
.505
1.5
54
54
.500
2.0
51
58
.468
5.5
45
63
.417
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
55
52
.514
54
55
.495
2.0
53
55
.491
2.5
45
62
.421
10.0
42
66
.389
13.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
7/11
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6-7
Sat
7/11
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3-5
Sat
7/11
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2-3
Sat
7/11
@
4-2
Sat
7/11
@
4-0

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
7/29
@
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Wed
7/29
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9:40 PM
Wed
7/29
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10:10 PM
Thu
7/30
@
12:10 PM
Thu
7/30
@
1:40 PM