In the 2024 campaign, Chris Martin held down the top spot in strikeout to walk ratio with 20.5. Holding down second was Shane Bieber, acquiring a SO/W of 20.0. Recording a number of 16.0, Robert Gasser* ranked in the third position. Finishing out the top 5 were Alek Jacob (14.0) as well as the Tyler Rogers (11.3).
2024 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Chris Martin |
20.5 |
2nd |
Shane Bieber |
20.0 |
3rd |
Robert Gasser* |
16.0 |
4th |
Alek Jacob |
14.0 |
5th |
Tyler Rogers |
11.3 |
6th |
Josh Winder |
10.0 |
7th |
Danny Coulombe* |
9.3 |
8th |
Zebby Matthews |
9.0 |
9th |
Shaun Anderson |
9.0 |
10th |
Jeff Criswell |
9.0 |
11th |
Kodai Senga |
9.0 |
12th |
Edwin Uceta |
8.8 |
13th |
Brant Hurter* |
8.7 |
14th |
Cole Sands |
8.6 |
15th |
Braxton Garrett* |
8.5 |
16th |
Kaleb Ort |
8.5 |
17th |
John Means* |
8.0 |
18th |
Matt Festa |
8.0 |
19th |
Bryan Woo |
7.9 |
20th |
Kevin Kelly |
7.7 |
21st |
Kris Bubic* |
7.7 |
22nd |
Zach Eflin |
7.6 |
23rd |
George Kirby |
7.3 |
24th |
Nick Robertson |
7.0 |
25th |
Scott Blewett |
7.0 |
26th |
Matt Andriese |
7.0 |
27th |
Nick Hernandez |
7.0 |
28th |
Emmanuel Clase |
6.9 |
29th |
Cody Bradford* |
6.5 |
30th |
Kolby Allard* |
6.5 |
2023 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
James McArthur |
11.5 |
2nd |
Jacob deGrom |
11.3 |
3rd |
George Kirby |
9.1 |
4th |
Tyler Alexander |
8.8 |
5th |
Ryan Borucki |
8.3 |
6th |
Kris Bubic |
8.0 |
7th |
Chris Paddack |
8.0 |
8th |
Zach Eflin |
7.8 |
9th |
Ryan Pepiot |
7.6 |
10th |
Tarik Skubal |
7.3 |
11th |
Adam Kolarek |
7.0 |
12th |
Ryan Weber |
7.0 |
13th |
Logan Webb |
6.3 |
14th |
Zack Littell |
6.2 |
15th |
Jonathan Loaisiga |
6.0 |
16th |
Nicholas Padilla |
6.0 |
17th |
Jeffrey Springs |
6.0 |
18th |
Cristopher Sanchez |
6.0 |
19th |
Caleb Thielbar |
6.0 |
20th |
A.J. Puk |
6.0 |
21st |
Gabe Speier |
5.8 |
22nd |
Joe Ryan |
5.8 |
23rd |
Brock Burke |
5.8 |
24th |
Chris Martin |
5.8 |
25th |
German Marquez |
5.7 |
26th |
Tyler Mahle |
5.6 |
27th |
Garrett Whitlock |
5.5 |
28th |
Danny Young |
5.5 |
29th |
Zack Wheeler |
5.4 |
30th |
Braxton Garrett |
5.4 |
2022 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Chris Martin |
14.8 |
2nd |
Jacob deGrom |
12.8 |
3rd |
Pete Fairbanks |
12.7 |
4th |
Chris Devenski |
12.0 |
5th |
Joe Mantiply |
10.2 |
6th |
Scott Alexander |
10.0 |
7th |
Chris Paddack |
10.0 |
8th |
Adbert Alzolay |
9.5 |
9th |
Aaron Nola |
8.1 |
10th |
Daniel Mengden |
8.0 |
11th |
Emmanuel Clase |
7.7 |
12th |
Kevin Gausman |
7.3 |
13th |
Max Scherzer |
7.2 |
14th |
Erik Swanson |
7.0 |
15th |
Andrew Kittredge |
7.0 |
16th |
Michael Plassmeyer |
7.0 |
17th |
Corey Kluber |
6.6 |
18th |
Edwin Diaz |
6.6 |
19th |
Lance Lynn |
6.5 |
20th |
Andres Munoz |
6.4 |
21st |
Justin Verlander |
6.4 |
22nd |
A.J. Minter |
6.3 |
23rd |
Zach Pop |
6.3 |
24th |
George Kirby |
6.1 |
25th |
Taylor Clarke |
6.0 |
26th |
Daniel Hudson |
6.0 |
27th |
Blake Treinen |
6.0 |
28th |
Jhon Romero |
6.0 |
29th |
Yonny Chirinos |
6.0 |
30th |
Clayton Kershaw |
6.0 |
2021 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Scott Effross |
18.0 |
2nd |
Liam Hendriks |
16.1 |
3rd |
Jacob deGrom |
13.3 |
4th |
Hoby Milner |
10.0 |
5th |
Anthony Swarzak |
9.0 |
6th |
Raisel Iglesias |
8.6 |
7th |
Luis Severino |
8.0 |
8th |
Josh Tomlin |
7.4 |
9th |
Taylor Rogers |
7.4 |
10th |
Richard Bleier |
7.3 |
11th |
Kyle Cody |
7.0 |
12th |
A.J. Cole |
7.0 |
13th |
Dylan Coleman |
7.0 |
14th |
Corbin Burnes |
6.9 |
15th |
Clayton Kershaw |
6.9 |
16th |
Max Scherzer |
6.6 |
17th |
Craig Stammen |
6.4 |
18th |
Ryan Pressly |
6.2 |
19th |
Zach Eflin |
6.2 |
20th |
Collin McHugh |
6.2 |
21st |
Joe Ryan |
6.0 |
22nd |
Shane Baz |
6.0 |
23rd |
Dakota Hudson |
6.0 |
24th |
Gerrit Cole |
5.9 |
25th |
Dustin May |
5.8 |
26th |
Chad Green |
5.8 |
27th |
Jake McGee |
5.8 |
28th |
Aaron Nola |
5.7 |
29th |
Bailey Falter |
5.7 |
30th |
Tommy Milone |
5.7 |
2020 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Burch Smith |
13.0 |
2nd |
Liam Hendriks |
12.3 |
3rd |
Victor Gonzalez |
11.5 |
4th |
Jake McGee |
11.0 |
5th |
Zach Plesac |
9.5 |
6th |
Marco Gonzales |
9.1 |
7th |
Caleb Ferguson |
9.0 |
8th |
Ljay Newsome |
9.0 |
9th |
Nick Anderson |
8.7 |
10th |
John Curtiss |
8.3 |
11th |
Kyle Hendricks |
8.0 |
12th |
Kenta Maeda |
8.0 |
13th |
Nabil Crismatt |
8.0 |
14th |
Clayton Kershaw |
7.8 |
15th |
Brent Suter |
7.6 |
16th |
Zack Greinke |
7.4 |
17th |
Nathan Eovaldi |
7.4 |
18th |
Brad Hand |
7.3 |
19th |
Justin Verlander |
7.0 |
20th |
Richard Rodriguez |
6.8 |
21st |
Elieser Hernandez |
6.8 |
22nd |
Chris Martin |
6.7 |
23rd |
Tommy Milone |
6.7 |
24th |
Yu Darvish |
6.6 |
25th |
Tony Gonsolin |
6.6 |
26th |
Tyler Clippard |
6.5 |
27th |
Jalen Beeks |
6.5 |
28th |
Adrian Morejon |
6.3 |
29th |
Raisel Iglesias |
6.2 |
30th |
David Phelps |
6.2 |
2019 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Cody Stashak |
25.0 |
2nd |
Brent Suter |
15.0 |
3rd |
Chris Martin |
13.0 |
4th |
Matt Moore |
9.0 |
5th |
Taylor Rogers |
8.2 |
6th |
James Karinchak |
8.0 |
7th |
Carlos Torres |
8.0 |
8th |
Kirby Yates |
7.8 |
9th |
Emilio Pagan |
7.4 |
10th |
Max Scherzer |
7.4 |
11th |
Paul Sewald |
7.3 |
12th |
Josh Tomlin |
7.3 |
13th |
Justin Verlander |
7.1 |
14th |
Yusmeiro Petit |
7.1 |
15th |
Cody Reed |
7.0 |
16th |
Felipe Vazquez |
6.9 |
17th |
Josh Hader |
6.9 |
18th |
Rafael Montero |
6.8 |
19th |
Gerrit Cole |
6.8 |
20th |
Hyun Jin Ryu |
6.8 |
21st |
Tyler Alexander |
6.7 |
22nd |
Seth Lugo |
6.5 |
23rd |
Shane Bieber |
6.5 |
24th |
Dustin May |
6.4 |
25th |
Zack Greinke |
6.2 |
26th |
Nick Anderson |
6.1 |
27th |
Roberto Osuna |
6.1 |
28th |
Ryan Pressly |
6.0 |
29th |
Carlos Carrasco |
6.0 |
30th |
Darren O’Day |
6.0 |
2018 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Yoan Lopez |
11.0 |
2nd |
Juan Nicasio |
10.6 |
3rd |
Sean Doolittle |
10.0 |
4th |
Dan Otero |
8.6 |
5th |
Brooks Pounders |
8.5 |
6th |
Roberto Osuna |
8.0 |
7th |
Bobby Poyner |
8.0 |
8th |
Justin Verlander |
7.8 |
9th |
Ken Giles |
7.6 |
10th |
Chris Martin |
7.4 |
11th |
Robbie Erlin |
7.3 |
12th |
Edwin Diaz |
7.3 |
13th |
Trevor May |
7.2 |
14th |
Rowan Wick |
7.0 |
15th |
Chris Sale |
7.0 |
16th |
Darren O’Day |
6.8 |
17th |
Corey Kluber |
6.5 |
18th |
Chad Green |
6.3 |
19th |
Ross Stripling |
6.2 |
20th |
Oliver Perez |
6.1 |
21st |
Tony Cingrani |
6.0 |
22nd |
Hyun Jin Ryu |
5.9 |
23rd |
Max Scherzer |
5.9 |
24th |
Jacob deGrom |
5.9 |
25th |
Kyle Crockett |
5.5 |
26th |
Jesse Chavez |
5.4 |
27th |
Carlos Carrasco |
5.4 |
28th |
Clayton Kershaw |
5.3 |
29th |
Daniel Zamora |
5.3 |
30th |
Kirby Yates |
5.3 |
2017 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Kenley Jansen |
15.6 |
2nd |
A.J. Minter |
13.0 |
3rd |
Pat Neshek |
11.5 |
4th |
Noah Syndergaard |
11.3 |
5th |
Angel Sanchez |
10.0 |
6th |
Roberto Osuna |
9.2 |
7th |
Craig Kimbrel |
9.0 |
8th |
Zach Putnam |
9.0 |
9th |
Josh Tomlin |
7.8 |
10th |
Ryan Madson |
7.4 |
11th |
Will Harris |
7.4 |
12th |
Corey Kluber |
7.4 |
13th |
Trevor Hildenberger |
7.3 |
14th |
Chris Sale |
7.2 |
15th |
Joe Smith |
7.1 |
16th |
Emilio Pagan |
7.0 |
17th |
Austin Maddox |
7.0 |
18th |
Tim Mayza |
6.8 |
19th |
Clayton Kershaw |
6.7 |
20th |
Jeff Samardzija |
6.4 |
21st |
Sean Doolittle |
6.2 |
22nd |
Chad Green |
6.1 |
23rd |
David Hernandez |
5.8 |
24th |
Tommy Kahnle |
5.7 |
25th |
Yusmeiro Petit |
5.6 |
26th |
Brandon Morrow |
5.6 |
27th |
Blake Parker |
5.4 |
28th |
Brad Hand |
5.2 |
29th |
Addison Reed |
5.1 |
30th |
Madison Bumgarner |
5.1 |
2016 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Clayton Kershaw |
15.6 |
2nd |
Andrew Miller |
13.7 |
3rd |
Dan Altavilla |
10.0 |
4th |
Kenley Jansen |
9.5 |
5th |
Evan Scribner |
7.5 |
6th |
Shawn Kelley |
7.3 |
7th |
Hector Rondon |
7.3 |
8th |
Kelvin Herrera |
7.2 |
9th |
Addison Reed |
7.0 |
10th |
Grant Dayton |
6.5 |
11th |
Josh Smoker |
6.3 |
12th |
Zach Phillips |
6.0 |
13th |
Rick Porcello |
5.9 |
14th |
Josh Tomlin |
5.9 |
15th |
Edwin Diaz |
5.9 |
16th |
Roberto Osuna |
5.9 |
17th |
Dario Alvarez |
5.9 |
18th |
Koji Uehara |
5.7 |
19th |
Seunghwan Oh |
5.7 |
20th |
Dan Otero |
5.7 |
21st |
Brett Cecil |
5.6 |
22nd |
Sean Doolittle |
5.6 |
23rd |
Derek Law |
5.6 |
24th |
Mark Melancon |
5.4 |
25th |
Nate Jones |
5.3 |
26th |
Buddy Boshers |
5.3 |
27th |
Chris Devenski |
5.2 |
28th |
Chris Sale |
5.2 |
29th |
Deolis Guerra |
5.1 |
30th |
Liam Hendriks |
5.1 |
2015 MLB Strikeout to Walk Ratio Leaders
SO/W Rank |
Team |
SO/W |
1st |
Evan Scribner |
16.0 |
2nd |
Caleb Cotham |
11.0 |
3rd |
Kenley Jansen |
10.0 |
4th |
Carter Capps |
8.3 |
5th |
Max Scherzer |
8.1 |
6th |
Tony Zych |
8.0 |
7th |
Bobby LaFromboise |
8.0 |
8th |
Michael Pineda |
7.4 |
9th |
Brandon McCarthy |
7.3 |
10th |
Rich Hill |
7.2 |
11th |
Clayton Kershaw |
7.2 |
12th |
Josh Tomlin |
7.1 |
13th |
Sergio Romo |
7.1 |
14th |
Yimi Garcia |
6.8 |
15th |
David Robertson |
6.6 |
16th |
Aaron Loup |
6.6 |
17th |
Chris Sale |
6.5 |
18th |
Adam Ottavino |
6.5 |
19th |
Liam Hendriks |
6.5 |
20th |
Mychal Givens |
6.3 |
21st |
Fernando Salas |
6.2 |
22nd |
Jake McGee |
6.0 |
23rd |
Madison Bumgarner |
6.0 |
24th |
Buddy Carlyle |
6.0 |
25th |
Stephen Strasburg |
6.0 |
26th |
Luke Gregerson |
5.9 |
27th |
Phil Hughes |
5.9 |
28th |
Darren O’Day |
5.9 |
29th |
Bartolo Colon |
5.7 |
30th |
Deolis Guerra |
5.7 |