worst strikeout percentage in mlb history by player min 1000 abs excluding pitchers

Milt Pappas has the highest career strikeout percentage by a pitcher with 1,000+ at-bats, with a strikeout percentage of 43.4.

	NAME	SO%	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	43.4	1,073	527	72	132	13	3	20	67	36	8	510	1	0	1,174	211	36	52	5	0	13	.123	.157	.197	.354	-6	-131.8	.163	-5	-143.4
2	Lefty Grove L. Grove	37.6	1,369	619	119	202	27	5	15	121	105	2	593	1		1,579	284	47	103			1	.148	.209	.207	.417	17	-181.1	.202	6	-205.7
3	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	36.2	1,024	551	71	171	24	1	1	58	69	1	433	1	0	1,195	200	26	99	2	0	15	.167	.220	.195	.415	23	-108.2	.198	19	-110.8
4	Bob Feller B. Feller	34.0	1,282	570	99	193	28	13	8	99	100	3	505	1	0	1,485	271	49	100	0	0	15	.151	.214	.211	.425	23	-152	.206	15	-162
5	Red Ames R. Ames	33.3	1,014	533	52	143	10	7	3	62	61	0	374	5		1,122	176	20	47				.141	.190	.174	.363	15	-100.6	.183	13	-109
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	31.3	1,315	580	99	202	28	5	12	86	108	4	485	4	0	1,552	276	45	121	4	0	22	.154	.219	.210	.429	40	-126.1	.205	24	-132.9
7	Red Faber R. Faber	30.9	1,269	670	98	170	21	2	3	70	169	8	479	7		1,550	204	26	104				.134	.240	.161	.401	31	-151.9	.211	17	-163.9
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	30.2	1,076	510	48	141	17	0	6	47	22	6	369	0	0	1,220	176	23	113	3	0	20	.131	.153	.164	.316	-20	-147.7	.146	-13	-154.9
9	Mark Baldwin M. Baldwin	29.7	1,155	348	109	188	21	18	10	106	82	1	166	18		1,238	275	49					.163	.219	.238	.457	77	-107.5	.223	39	-117.2
10	Bob Friend B. Friend	28.9	1,137	602	56	138	16	2	2	60	38	0	375	0	0	1,297	164	20	120	2	0	14	.121	.150	.144	.294	-38	-183.5	.138	-25	-193.9
11	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	28.3	1,169	547	96	218	26	7	29	113	60	5	370	0	2	1,309	345	62	69	6	0	34	.186	.228	.295	.523	67	-74.6	.236	47	-80.9
12	Mel Harder M. Harder	28.1	1,203	584	89	199	38	5	4	93	39	3	369	2		1,314	259	47	69			11	.165	.194	.215	.409	8	-151.3	.192	5	-168
13	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	27.9	1,328	596	132	274	44	5	24	144	63	8	415	13	10	1,489	400	73	72	18	0	13	.206	.243	.301	.545	89	-69.6	.247	49	-86.2
14	Charlie Root C. Root	27.6	1,086	632	86	196	46	7	11	93	44	7	329	1		1,191	289	64	54			3	.180	.217	.266	.483	35	-113.5	.224	23	-117.4
15	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	26.9	1,251	840	117	232	44	5	16	106	63	7	367	5	1	1,362	334	65	34	7	1	14	.185	.227	.267	.494	59	-86.2	.226	36	-98.5
16	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	26.4	1,066	410	61	172	29	10	4	83	42	6	300	6		1,137	233	43	23				.161	.197	.219	.416	38	-86.9	.202	26	-92.9
17	Stan Coveleski S. Coveleski	26.0	1,058	451	70	168	26	10	1	81	53	4	309	0		1,187	217	37	72				.159	.202	.205	.407	9	-126.2	.199	7	-140.5
18	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	26.0	1,089	599	77	170	22	6	2	48	41	4	310	2	3	1,192	210	30	58	0	0	14	.156	.190	.193	.382	8	-122	.177	2	-136.6
19	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	25.8	1,275	601	82	213	21	4	7	75	34	1	362	0	2	1,401	263	32	85	6	0	36	.167	.188	.206	.395	12	-141.2	.180	6	-153.9
20	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	24.3	1,115	567	82	187	35	4	4	79	46	3	317	3	5	1,304	242	43	135	5	0	11	.168	.202	.217	.419	20	-125.5	.194	8	-136.7
21	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	24.1	1,085	457	92	210	38	10	3	68	46	7	282	14		1,168	277	51	30				.194	.231	.255	.486	62	-60.4	.239	54	-58.5
22	Lew Burdette L. Burdette	24.1	1,011	645	101	185	27	4	12	75	32	12	271	2		1,124	256	43	63			14	.183	.216	.253	.469	33	-94.8	.214	29	-97
23	Gus Weyhing G. Weyhing	24.1	1,855	554	164	308	40	15	3	133	101	3	290	32		1,980	387	58	21				.166	.210	.209	.419	85	-210.6	.207	27	-228.2
24	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	23.9	1,099	551	90	207	31	6	8	76	40	3	291	2	1	1,220	274	45	69	9	0	18	.188	.217	.249	.467	41	-86.9	.213	35	-91
25	Tommy Bridges T. Bridges	23.7	1,003	424	84	181	27	8	0	74	74	0	271	0		1,142	224	35	65			6	.180	.237	.223	.460	34	-105	.222	20	-125.6