highest ab/so ratio in a career since 1970 minimum 5000 pa

Since 1970, Tony Gwynn has the most at-bats per strikeout when making 5,000+ plate appearances, with 21.4.

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Regular season

	NAME	AB/SO	PA	AB	SO	G	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	21.4	10,232	9,288	434	2,440	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	319	125	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.338	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
2	Bill Buckner B. Buckner	20.74	10,032	9,396	453	2,516	1,077	2,715	498	49	174	1,208	450	42	183	73	3,833	721	47	97	111	247	.289	.321	.408	.729	1148	34.4	.323	97	-36.9
3	Dave Cash D. Cash	18.31	5,983	5,493	300	1,404	724	1,554	240	55	21	422	415	18	118	74	1,967	316	26	31	28	122	.283	.334	.358	.692	643	-6.8	.316	95	-34.6
4	Ozzie Smith O. Smith	15.95	10,778	9,396	589	2,573	1,257	2,460	402	69	28	793	1,072	33	580	148	3,084	499	214	63	79	167	.262	.337	.328	.666	1096	-130.9	.305	90	-124.6
5	Gregg Jefferies G. Jefferies	15.86	6,072	5,520	348	1,465	761	1,593	300	27	126	663	472	24	196	63	2,325	453	4	52	59	156	.289	.344	.421	.765	778	56.6	.338	107	46.2
6	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	15.77	7,721	7,003	444	1,785	1,007	2,153	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	14	9	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.307	.358	.471	.830	1133	246.8	.361	124	221.6
7	Johnny Ray J. Ray	15.77	5,657	5,188	329	1,353	604	1,502	294	36	53	594	353	12	80	49	2,027	383	48	56	39	126	.290	.333	.391	.724	656	16.6	.322	101	2.9
8	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	15.71	8,278	7,525	479	1,994	1,075	2,217	255	94	18	517	464	102	614	203	2,714	367	167	20	8	92	.295	.343	.361	.704	920	-75.6	.315	85	-149.3
9	Tim Foli T. Foli	15.16	6,573	6,047	399	1,696	576	1,515	241	20	25	501	265	35	81	55	1,871	286	169	57	29	119	.251	.283	.309	.593	480	-238.1	.270	62	-282.8
10	Larry Bowa L. Bowa	14.79	9,103	8,418	569	2,247	987	2,191	262	99	15	525	474	17	318	105	2,696	376	151	43	45	121	.260	.300	.320	.620	753	-244	.282	70	-316.1
11	Pete Rose P. Rose	14.43	11,084	9,752	676	2,498	1,486	2,929	528	83	85	881	1,169	79	148	89	3,878	696	27	57	120	178	.300	.378	.398	.775	1504	286.8	.352	119	240.7
12	Mike Scioscia M. Scioscia	14.24	5,056	4,373	307	1,441	398	1,131	198	12	68	446	567	22	29	24	1,557	278	57	37	101	106	.259	.344	.356	.700	554	-14.2	.314	100	-1.9
13	Lance Johnson L. Johnson	14.01	5,800	5,379	384	1,447	767	1,565	175	117	34	486	352	7	327	105	2,076	326	35	27	29	103	.291	.334	.386	.720	663	-32.3	.320	95	-38.4
14	Ken Oberkfell K. Oberkfell	13.69	5,528	4,874	356	1,602	558	1,354	237	44	29	446	546	23	62	47	1,766	310	43	42	68	112	.278	.351	.362	.713	636	10.4	.321	98	-12.7
15	Placido Polanco P. Polanco	13.41	7,886	7,214	538	1,927	1,009	2,142	348	32	104	723	429	101	81	30	2,866	484	86	56	13	201	.297	.343	.397	.740	951	-0.3	.327	97	-32.5
16	Eric Young E. Young	13.24	6,996	6,119	462	1,730	996	1,731	327	46	79	543	660	89	465	168	2,387	452	84	44	14	135	.283	.359	.390	.749	895	23.9	.336	94	-48.4
17	Ozzie Guillen O. Guillen	13.08	7,133	6,686	511	1,993	773	1,764	275	69	28	619	239	7	169	108	2,261	372	141	60	25	114	.264	.287	.338	.626	574	-270.3	.278	66	-300.1
18	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	12.93	7,372	6,594	510	1,806	920	2,008	348	34	163	860	605	68	174	90	2,913	545	36	69	121	190	.305	.365	.442	.807	1041	214	.358	121	178.7
19	Bucky Dent B. Dent	12.93	5,025	4,512	349	1,392	451	1,114	169	23	40	423	328	15	17	29	1,449	232	121	49	9	79	.247	.297	.321	.618	420	-136.6	.284	75	-147
20	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	12.7	5,166	4,623	364	1,269	657	1,400	275	38	130	726	460	39	80	43	2,141	443	3	41	79	136	.303	.368	.463	.831	771	169.7	.364	120	120.7
21	Mark Grace M. Grace	12.56	9,290	8,065	642	2,245	1,179	2,445	511	45	173	1,146	1,075	34	70	48	3,565	729	17	99	114	192	.303	.383	.442	.825	1393	277.1	.364	120	225.5
22	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	12.52	9,665	8,663	692	2,449	1,074	2,468	483	46	248	1,386	853	39	21	33	3,787	777	11	99	188	287	.285	.348	.437	.785	1280	216.6	.347	116	172.1
23	Jim Gantner J. Gantner	12.35	6,782	6,189	501	1,801	726	1,696	262	38	47	568	383	52	137	78	2,175	347	106	52	40	135	.274	.319	.351	.671	678	-81.5	.302	87	-102.5
24	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	12.32	10,740	9,180	745	2,439	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	24	35	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.328	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
25	Rusty Staub R. Staub	12.14	7,250	6,265	516	1,960	803	1,758	317	30	206	1,017	822	49	36	23	2,753	553	25	89	107	212	.281	.364	.439	.803	1018	224.7	.359	123	188

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Tue 9/29	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM

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45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Arraez

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191

Lopez

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Arraez

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119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

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OBP Leaders

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Bauers

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.534

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SB Leaders

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46

Simpson

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

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252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

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Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

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Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

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Ohtani

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0