which batter has the lowest strikeout ratio in a career with a minimum 3000 plate appearances

Emil Verban has the fewest career strikeouts when making 3,000+ plate appearances, with 74 strikeouts.

NAME SO PA 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 Emil Verban
E. Verban
74
3,110
853
2,911
301
793
99
26
1
241
108
10
21
947
126
81
46
.272
.301
.325
.626
258
-88.9
.296
70
-113.1
2 Homer Summa
H. Summa
88
3,318
840
3,001
413
905
166
34
18
363
166
36
44
1,193
218
115
.302
.346
.398
.743
408
-1.3
.346
91
-39.1
3 Lou Bierbauer
L. Bierbauer
90
3,176
725
2,988
400
772
95
56
17
426
140
10
80
1,030
168
38
.258
.294
.345
.639
371
-124.7
.303
74
-133.8
4 Charlie Hollocher
C. Hollocher
94
3,390
760
2,936
411
894
145
35
14
241
277
26
99
1,151
194
151
.304
.370
.392
.762
452
60.2
.362
112
45.8
5 Sam Thompson
S. Thompson
101
3,693
782
3,376
714
1,155
198
95
71
753
267
37
143
1,756
364
13
.342
.396
.520
.917
814
243
.422
136
222.1
6 Tommy McCarthy
T. McCarthy
104
3,436
750
3,003
620
895
109
31
35
512
371
29
219
1,171
175
33
.298
.381
.390
.770
610
74.5
.373
105
29.3
7 Johnny Cooney
J. Cooney
107
3,675
1,172
3,372
408
965
130
26
2
219
208
6
30
1,153
158
89
35
.286
.329
.342
.671
374
-76.8
.315
86
-63.7
8 Buck Jordan
B. Jordan
109
3,216
811
2,980
396
890
153
35
17
281
182
5
20
1,164
205
49
.299
.340
.391
.731
394
-7
.338
105
18.6
9 Eddie Brown
E. Brown
109
3,126
790
2,902
341
878
170
33
16
407
127
12
29
1,162
219
85
.303
.334
.400
.735
368
-19.2
.340
95
-19.4
10 Klondike Douglass
K. Douglass
109
3,130
748
2,800
368
766
85
29
10
275
227
41
84
939
124
62
.274
.337
.335
.672
402
-18.6
.328
91
-35.8
11 Jimmy Brown
J. Brown
110
3,832
890
3,512
465
980
146
42
9
319
231
12
39
1,237
197
77
42
.279
.326
.352
.678
399
-51.5
.318
84
-70.1
12 Harry Wolverton
H. Wolverton
110
3,296
783
3,001
346
833
95
53
7
352
166
48
83
1,055
155
81
.278
.326
.352
.677
407
8.7
.325
95
-19.1
13 Jake Stenzel
J. Stenzel
110
3,383
757
2,990
661
1,013
189
71
32
530
299
58
292
1,440
292
36
.339
.409
.482
.891
713
187.2
.417
130
172.5
14 Joe Sewell
J. Sewell
114
8,329
1,903
7,132
1,141
2,226
436
68
49
1,054
842
80
74
2,945
553
275
.312
.391
.413
.804
1251
210.1
.377
111
124
15 Buddy Hassett
B. Hassett
116
3,807
929
3,517
469
1,026
130
40
12
343
209
11
53
1,272
182
70
36
.292
.333
.362
.695
420
-42.7
.325
92
-37.9
16 Dale Mitchell
D. Mitchell
119
4,357
1,127
3,984
555
1,244
169
61
41
403
346
5
45
14
1,658
271
21
1
3
65
.312
.368
.416
.784
597
86.3
.363
114
76
17 Billy Sullivan
B. Sullivan
119
3,130
962
2,840
346
820
152
32
29
388
240
11
30
1,123
213
39
19
.289
.346
.395
.742
396
11.1
.344
90
-42.3
18 Tommy Holmes
T. Holmes
122
5,565
1,320
4,992
698
1,507
292
47
88
581
480
24
40
0
2,157
427
69
96
.302
.366
.432
.798
791
176
.375
122
142.8
19 Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
122
3,659
970
3,264
624
1,140
175
41
113
542
333
23
36
1,736
329
39
.349
.413
.532
.945
717
250.6
.426
142
211.5
20 Bill Lange
B. Lange
123
3,620
813
3,202
691
1,056
134
80
39
579
350
25
400
1,467
253
43
.330
.400
.458
.858
718
157.6
.405
121
120.6
21 Andy High
A. High
130
4,969
1,314
4,400
618
1,250
195
65
44
482
425
19
33
1,707
304
125
.284
.350
.388
.738
612
-12.6
.345
95
-38.9
22 Johnny Hodapp
J. Hodapp
136
3,057
791
2,826
378
880
169
34
28
429
163
5
18
1,201
231
63
.311
.350
.425
.775
413
23.7
.354
97
-14.2
23 Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
136
9,610
2,123
8,591
1,719
2,932
241
145
33
810
524
129
495
3,562
419
366
.341
.388
.415
.802
1640
406.6
.383
124
330.8
24 Burgess Whitehead
B. Whitehead
138
3,562
924
3,316
415
883
100
31
17
245
150
29
51
1,096
148
67
52
.266
.304
.331
.634
313
-126.7
.296
70
-129.2
25 Rip Radcliff
R. Radcliff
141
4,436
1,081
4,074
598
1,267
205
50
42
533
310
14
40
1,698
297
38
30
.311
.362
.417
.779
616
70.4
.360
97
-18.7
StatMuse has season-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1891 season.

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
33
18
.647
Mets Mets
30
21
.588
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
31
20
.608
Cardinals Cardinals
29
23
.558
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Dodgers Dodgers
32
19
.627
Giants Giants
30
21
.588
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Yankees Yankees
30
20
.600
Red Sox Red Sox
27
26
.509
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
19
.635
Twins Twins
29
22
.569
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Mariners Mariners
29
21
.580
Astros Astros
26
25
.510
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