Who in MLB History has the best Homerun to strickout ratio?
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Best Home Runs Per Strikeouts Ratio, Single SeasonMinimum 20 home runs
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Year Player, Team HR SO HR/SO
1950 Yogi Berra, Yankees 28 12 2.33
1941 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 30 13 2.31
1925 Ken Williams, Browns 25 14 1.79
1934 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 49 31 1.58
1938 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 32 21 1.52
1939 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 30 20 1.50
1936 Bill Dickey, Yankees 22 16 1.38
1941 Ted Williams, Red Sox 37 27 1.37
1951 Yogi Berra, Yankees 27 20 1.35
1955 Yogi Berra, Yankees 27 20 1.35
1950 Ted Williams, Red Sox 28 21 1.33
1937 Bill Dickey, Yankees 29 22 1.32
1948 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 39 30 1.30
1922 Ken Williams, Browns 39 31 1.26
1952 Yogi Berra, Yankees 30 24 1.25
1937 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 46 37 1.24
1938 Bill Dickey, Yankees 27 22 1.23
1955 Ted Williams, Red Sox 28 24 1.17
1980 George Brett, Royals 24 22 1.09
1936 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 49 46 1.07
1930 At Simmons, A's 36 34 1.06
1932 Mickey Cochrane, A's 23 22 1.05
1946 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 25 24 1.04
1950 Johnny Mize, Yankees 25 24 1.04
1940 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 31 30 1.03
1956 Yogi Berra, Yankees 30 29 1.03
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1945 Tommy Holmes, Braves 28 9 3.11
1929 Lefty O'Doul, Phillies 32 19 1.68
1954 Ted Kluszewski, Reds 49 35 1.40
1932 Bill Terry, Giants 28 23 1.22
1947 Johnny Mize, Giants 51 42 1.21
1947 Willard Marshall, Giants 36 30 1.20
1944 Frank McCormick, Reds 20 17 1.18
1953 Ted Kluszewski, Reds 40 34 1.18
1955 Ted Kluszewski, Reds 47 40 1.18
1948 Stan Musial, Cardinals 39 34 1.15
1950 Andy Patko, Cubs 36 32 1.13
1956 Ted Kluszewski, Reds 35 31 1.13
1925 Irish Meusel, Giants 21 19 1.11
1929 Mel Ott, Giants 42 38 1.11
2004 Barry Bonds, Giants 45 41 1.10
1948 Johnny Mize, Giants 40 37 1.08
1930 Lefty O'Doul, Phillies 22 21 1.05
1932 Lefty O'Doul, Dodgers 21 20 1.05
1939 Ernie Lombardi, Reds 20 19 1.05
For the worst ratios over a career:
For retired players with 300 or more career home runs, the worst KO to HR ratio belows to Bobby Bonds. He struck out 1757 times while hitting 332 home runs. So he strike out 5.29 times for every home run he hit.
Two active players though might challenge this record.
Reggie Sanders currently has a strike out to home run ratio of 5.28. He's struck out 1610 times to his 305 home runs.
By year end, Craig Biggio though might lock up the worst ratio. He's only hit 284 home runs in his career so far but if he reaches 300, and keeps striking out at the same pace (he currently has 1669 career strike outs) this will give him a ratio of 5.88.
Andre Galarraga is the only other 300 home run hitter with a ratio of over 5.0 strike outs per home run. (2003 strike outs, 399 home runs for a ratio of 5.02)
Why do some people consider Biggio as being a better 2nd baseman than Alomar?
I don't know what your requirements are, in terms of minimum games, or HR's, or at-bats... maybe there's someone out there who played in 1 game, hit a home run and didn't strike out... he'd have one hell of a ratio.I believe, that these things are usually acknowledged at 1,000 games played.
If so, I further believe Albert Pujols will soon be the all-time HR/K leader with a ratio of 1:0.624 (970 games)
I don't know who is currently considered to be the leader of this stat, but Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth probably rank right up there as all three players hit a lot of home runs and struck out a relatively low number of times for power hitters.
By comparison, Mark McGwire had a ratio of 1:0.365 and Alex Rodriguez 1:0.334
(Wow... I had no idea Ted Williams struck out so few times. I don't think anybody will ever touch that ratio)
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