what pitcher has the highest strikeout percentage in mlb history

5 pitchers are tied for the best career strikeout percentage, with a strikeout percentage of 100.0. The first three are Gavin Collyer, Romy Gonzalez and Danny Valencia.

NAMEK%GWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Gavin Collyer
G. Collyer
100.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-67
0.00
0.3
2Romy Gonzalez
R. Gonzalez
100.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-64
0.00
0.3
3Danny Valencia
D. Valencia
100.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-65
0.00
0.3
4Scott Sheldon
S. Sheldon
100.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.87
-58
0.00
0.3
5Kevin Seitzer
K. Seitzer
100.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-3.02
-71
0.00
0.3
6Chuck Nieson
C. Nieson
62.5
2
0
0
0
4.50
5
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
8
0
22.50
4.50
5.00
4.50
12.5
1.00
.000
4.50
122
5.60
146
4.50
-0.4
7Chris Vallimont
C. Vallimont
50.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
1.50
1.000
0.00
0
0.25
6
13.50
0.3
8Josh Phegley
J. Phegley
50.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
0.14
3
0.00
0.3
9Tyson Brummett
T. Brummett
50.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
3.00
1.000
0.00
0
-2.91
-73
27.00
0.5
10Rob Johnson
R. Johnson
50.0
2
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
0.08
1
0.00
0.6
11Jim Mosolf
J. Mosolf
50.0
1
0
0
0
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
3.00
1.000
27.00
538
-2.50
-50
27.00
0.3
12Walter Bernhardt
W. Bernhardt
50.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
-0.77
-27
0.00
0.3
13Rafael Martin
R. Martin
44.1
21
2
0
1.000
0
4.50
30
0
0
0
16.0
12
8
10
4
6
1
7
0
68
0
16.88
3.38
5.00
2.25
8.8
1.13
.296
5.63
113
3.94
102
6.75
-0.1
14John Holdzkom
J. Holdzkom
43.8
9
1
0
1.000
0
2.00
14
0
0
1
9.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
3
0
32
1
14.00
2.00
7.00
1.00
6.3
0.67
.200
2.00
57
2.13
59
4.00
1.5
15Jose Espada
J. Espada
42.9
2
0
0
0
0.00
6
0
0
0
4.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
14
0
13.50
4.50
3.00
0.00
14.3
0.75
.167
0.00
0
1.66
39
2.25
1.1
16Mark Whiten
M. Whiten
42.9
1
0
0
0
9.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
7
0
27.00
18.00
1.50
0.00
28.6
3.00
1.000
9.00
190
6.13
134
9.00
-0.2
17Josh Hader
J. Hader
41.1
468
34
31
.523
0
2.64
829
0
0
226
512.1
282
150
164
65
198
24
321
6
2,019
19
14.56
3.48
4.19
1.14
9.8
0.94
.240
2.88
64
2.88
68
4.95
75.9
18Mason Miller
M. Miller
41.0
133
4
7
.364
6
2.67
266
0
0
55
168.1
89
50
57
13
66
5
88
5
649
8
14.22
3.53
4.03
0.70
10.2
0.92
.254
3.05
66
2.28
55
4.76
34.3
19Aaron Altherr
A. Altherr
40.0
1
0
0
0
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
2.00
.667
9.00
203
-0.80
-17
18.00
0.6
20Don Leshnock
D. Leshnock
40.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
2.00
.667
0.00
0
-1.61
-49
18.00
0.5
21Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
40.0
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
2.00
.667
0.00
0
-1.28
-33
18.00
0.6
22Lee Dashner
L. Dashner
40.0
1
0
0
0
5.40
2
0
0
0
1.2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
5
1
10.80
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
5.40
179
0.16
5
0.00
0.5
23Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
39.8
526
29
36
.446
0
2.86
849
0
0
257
525.1
362
167
180
55
186
41
401
10
2,134
34
14.55
3.19
4.56
0.94
8.7
1.04
.306
3.08
71
2.58
62
6.20
93.2
24Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
39.8
869
60
48
.556
0
2.51
1,337
0
0
370
827.1
477
231
256
54
410
34
568
7
3,363
87
14.54
4.46
3.26
0.59
12.2
1.07
.277
2.78
61
2.36
57
5.19
162.7
25Dellin Betances
D. Betances
39.2
374
21
23
.477
1
2.53
633
0
0
36
394.1
240
111
124
26
183
28
86
5
1,613
28
14.45
4.18
3.46
0.59
11.3
1.07
.288
2.83
61
2.39
56
5.48
78.8

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10
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.500
0.5
8
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.421
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MLB 2026 Standings

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12
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9
10
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3.0
9
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.474
3.0
8
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.444
3.5
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.368
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
11
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.579
11
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.579
10
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.556
0.5
10
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.556
0.5
9
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.500
1.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
14
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.778
12
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.667
2.0
11
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.579
3.5
7
12
.368
7.5
6
12
.333
8.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
11
7
.611
10
9
.526
1.5
9
10
.474
2.5
7
11
.389
4.0
7
11
.389
4.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
11
8
.579
11
9
.550
0.5
10
9
.526
1.0
7
12
.368
4.0
6
13
.316
5.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
10
9
.526
10
9
.526
10
10
.500
0.5
8
11
.421
2.0
8
11
.421
2.0

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