Joe Hesketh had the most strikeouts per plate appearance with 50+ plate appearances in 1985, with 0.57 in his rookie season.
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most strikeouts per plate appearance by a player in 1985 minimum 50 pa| NAME | SO/PA | PA | SO | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Hesketh | 0.57 | 53 | 30 | 1985 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | -2 | -7.6 | .134 | -24 | -7.5 | |
| 2 | | J. Gott | 0.54 | 56 | 30 | 1985 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .212 | .412 | .623 | 4 | -2 | .271 | 71 | -1.8 | |
| 3 | | J. Andujar | 0.47 | 106 | 50 | 1985 | 38 | 94 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .106 | .152 | .128 | .279 | -3 | -15.2 | .134 | -24 | -14.9 | |
| 4 | | E. Lynch | 0.47 | 64 | 30 | 1985 | 31 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .127 | .077 | .204 | -3 | -10.7 | .104 | -44 | -10.5 | |
| 5 | | J. Tibbs | 0.45 | 73 | 33 | 1985 | 36 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .092 | .119 | .092 | .212 | -4 | -12.3 | .102 | -52 | -12.6 | |
| 6 | | S. Fernandez | 0.44 | 59 | 26 | 1985 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .250 | .462 | 2 | -5.2 | .205 | 25 | -5 | |
| 7 | | B. Knepper | 0.43 | 88 | 38 | 1985 | 38 | 78 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .163 | .192 | .355 | -1 | -10.7 | .161 | -2 | -10.2 | |
| 8 | | D. Eckersley | 0.38 | 65 | 25 | 1985 | 26 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .179 | .401 | 1 | -6.1 | .197 | 10 | -6.6 | |
| 9 | | R. Deer | 0.38 | 187 | 71 | 1985 | 78 | 162 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .283 | .377 | .660 | 18 | -3 | .297 | 89 | -2.4 | |
| 10 | | E. Show | 0.34 | 87 | 30 | 1985 | 35 | 79 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .138 | .165 | .302 | -2 | -12.3 | .137 | -22 | -12.1 | |
| 11 | | J. Reuss | 0.34 | 83 | 28 | 1985 | 34 | 74 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .135 | .156 | .135 | .291 | -2 | -11.8 | .135 | -21 | -11.4 | |
| 12 | | A. Hammaker | 0.32 | 53 | 17 | 1985 | 29 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .085 | .085 | .170 | -4 | -10 | .077 | -63 | -9.8 | |
| 13 | | L. Thornton | 0.32 | 75 | 24 | 1985 | 56 | 72 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .267 | .319 | .586 | 5 | -3.1 | .264 | 58 | -3.8 | |
| 14 | | D. Daulton | 0.31 | 119 | 37 | 1985 | 36 | 103 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .311 | .369 | .680 | 13 | -0.7 | .310 | 92 | -1.1 | |
| 15 | | J. Canseco | 0.31 | 100 | 31 | 1985 | 29 | 96 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .330 | .490 | .820 | 15 | 3.4 | .361 | 129 | 3.5 | |
| 16 | | S. Bedrosian | 0.31 | 71 | 22 | 1985 | 37 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .078 | .092 | .078 | .170 | -5 | -13.2 | .080 | -69 | -13.6 | |
| 17 | | J. Russell | 0.31 | 234 | 72 | 1985 | 81 | 216 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .218 | .278 | .398 | .676 | 24 | -3 | .301 | 86 | -3.8 | |
| 18 | | K. Gross | 0.31 | 75 | 23 | 1985 | 39 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .164 | .215 | .380 | 0 | -8.5 | .172 | -3 | -8.8 | |
| 19 | | K. Kepshire | 0.3 | 60 | 18 | 1985 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .132 | .176 | .309 | -2 | -8.5 | .137 | -22 | -8.3 | |
| 20 | | E. Davis | 0.3 | 131 | 39 | 1985 | 56 | 122 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .287 | .516 | .803 | 18 | 3.2 | .349 | 117 | 2.6 | |
| 21 | | M. Scott | 0.3 | 81 | 24 | 1985 | 36 | 72 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .153 | .192 | .236 | .428 | 1 | -7.8 | .193 | 20 | -7.4 | |
| 22 | | A. Sanchez | 0.29 | 133 | 39 | 1985 | 71 | 133 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .248 | .459 | .707 | 14 | -1.1 | .306 | 90 | -1.5 | |
| 23 | | S. Rawley | 0.29 | 72 | 21 | 1985 | 36 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .200 | .155 | .355 | 0 | -8.2 | .171 | -4 | -8.5 | |
| 24 | | B. Schroeder | 0.29 | 210 | 61 | 1985 | 53 | 194 | 18 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .242 | .290 | .407 | .698 | 22 | -1.6 | .308 | 89 | -2.7 | |
| 25 | | C. Hudson | 0.29 | 62 | 18 | 1985 | 38 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 | .169 | .140 | .310 | -1 | -8.3 | .147 | -21 | -8.5 | |
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