Highest Whiff Rate in MLB 2026

Mason Miller leads MLB in whiff rate in 2026 at 42.8%. The top three are Mason Miller, Jacob Misiorowski, Devin Williams, based on Statcast data refreshed nightly from Baseball Savant.

Whiff rate is the percentage of swings that a pitcher generates without contact (swinging strikes divided by total swings, not total pitches). It isolates a pitcher's pure "miss-bats" ability independent of whether hitters chase out of the zone. League average hovers around 24-25%; elite swing-and-miss pitchers clear 30%, and the unicorns exceed 35%.

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#	Whiff Rate	Player	Team	Position	Rating
1	42.8%	Mason Miller	Padres	CL	97
2	39.5%	Jacob Misiorowski	Brewers	RP	86
3	39.3%	Devin Williams	Mets	SP	85
4	39.1%	Alex Lange	Royals	SP	64
5	38.8%	Tyler Phillips	Marlins	RP	71
6	38.0%	Andrés Muñoz	Mariners	CL	90
7	37.6%	Bryan Abreu	Astros	RP	75
8	37.3%	Sam Bachman	Angels	RP	75
9	37.1%	Jovani Morán	Red Sox	SP	71
10	36.7%	Fernando Cruz	Yankees	RP	72
11	36.5%	Aaron Ashby	Brewers	RP	82
12	36.2%	Aroldis Chapman	Red Sox	CL	92
13	36.1%	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	SP	82
14	36.0%	Graham Ashcraft	Reds	RP	69
15	35.8%	Mark Leiter Jr.	Athletics	RP	76
16	35.7%	Griffin Jax	Rays	RP	86
17	35.5%	Dylan Lee	Braves	RP	84
18	35.1%	Jason Adam	Padres	RP	72
19	34.4%	Mason Montgomery	Pirates	RP	81
20	34.1%	Connor Phillips	Reds	RP	60
21	34.0%	Rico Garcia	Orioles	RP	79
22	33.8%	Chase Burns	Reds	RP	79
23	33.7%	Brent Headrick	Yankees	RP	69
24	33.6%	Jeff Hoffman	Blue Jays	CL	89
25	33.6%	Matt Brash	Mariners	RP	82
26	33.5%	Jeremiah Estrada	Padres	RP	88
27	33.3%	Garrett Cleavinger	Rays	RP	80
28	33.1%	Alex Hoppe	Mariners	RP	69
29	33.1%	Tanner Scott	Dodgers	CL	89
30	33.0%	Jesús Luzardo	Phillies	SP	76
31	33.0%	Yohan Ramírez	Pirates	RP	74
32	32.9%	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	SP	73
33	32.8%	Gregory Soto	Pirates	RP	79
34	32.8%	José Soriano	Angels	SP	72
35	32.7%	Spencer Strider	Braves	SP	63
36	32.6%	Ryan Helsley	Orioles	CL	82
37	32.4%	Kirby Yates	Angels	RP	73
38	32.4%	Braydon Fisher	Blue Jays	RP	74
39	32.3%	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	SP	68
40	32.1%	Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	SP	81
41	32.1%	Louis Varland	Blue Jays	RP	80
42	32.1%	Phil Maton	Cubs	RP	71
43	31.9%	Max Meyer	Marlins	SP	72
44	31.9%	Scott Barlow	Athletics	RP	73
45	31.7%	Cole Ragans	Royals	SP	84
46	31.7%	Camilo Doval	Yankees	CL	80
47	31.6%	Cristopher Sánchez	Phillies	SP	79
48	31.6%	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	CL	88
49	31.0%	Ron Marinaccio	Padres	SP	75
50	31.0%	Kyle Farmer	Braves	2B	60
51	31.0%	Alex Vesia	Dodgers	RP	85
52	30.9%	Brandon Eisert	White Sox	RP	68
53	30.9%	Gavin Williams	Guardians	SP	72
54	30.9%	Gabe Speier	Mariners	RP	83
55	30.8%	Zach Agnos	Rockies	RP	60
56	30.7%	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	SP	71
57	30.6%	Tyler Kinley	Braves	RP	71
58	30.6%	Kodai Senga	Mets	SP	69
59	30.5%	Domingo Gonzalez	Mariners	SP	58
60	30.4%	Ryne Stanek	Cardinals	RP	70
61	30.4%	Jhoan Duran	Phillies	CL	92
62	30.3%	David Bednar	Yankees	CL	82
63	30.3%	JT Brubaker	Giants	RP	66
64	30.2%	Garrett Whitlock	Red Sox	RP	78
65	30.1%	Carlos Rodón	Yankees	SP	60
66	30.1%	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	SP	83
67	30.0%	Tyler Wells	Orioles	SP	61
68	29.9%	Bradgley Rodriguez	Padres	RP	85
69	29.8%	Tarik Skubal	Tigers	SP	88
70	29.8%	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	SP	84
71	29.8%	Erik Miller	Giants	RP	85
72	29.7%	Kyle Harrison	Brewers	SP	70
73	29.7%	Jack Leiter	Rangers	SP	64
74	29.6%	Seranthony Domínguez	White Sox	RP	72
75	29.6%	Abner Uribe	Brewers	RP	82
76	29.5%	Ryan Zeferjahn	Angels	RP	80
77	29.5%	Valente Bellozo	Rockies	SP	60
78	29.5%	Mason Fluharty	Blue Jays	RP	80
79	29.4%	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	SP	82
80	29.4%	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	SP	64
81	29.3%	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	SP	80
82	29.3%	Tim Herrin	Guardians	RP	74
83	29.3%	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	SP	71
84	29.3%	Brooks Raley	Mets	RP	70
85	29.2%	Riley O'Brien	Cardinals	RP	79
86	29.2%	Elmer Rodríguez	Yankees	SP	60
87	29.1%	Enyel De Los Santos	Astros	RP	71
88	29.1%	Bryan Baker	Rays	RP	79
89	29.1%	Ryan Weathers	Yankees	RP	68
90	29.0%	Michael King	Padres	SP	79
91	29.0%	Cam Schlittler	Yankees	SP	76
92	29.0%	Tim Mayza	Phillies	RP	64
93	29.0%	Robert Garcia	Rangers	RP	78
94	28.7%	Grant Holmes	Braves	SP	66
95	28.7%	Jacob Webb	Cubs	RP	71
96	28.6%	Keegan Akin	Orioles	RP	69
97	28.6%	Eury Pérez	Marlins	SP	81
98	28.6%	Cade Povich	Orioles	SP	60
99	28.6%	Pierce Johnson	Reds	RP	62
100	28.5%	Juan Mejia	Rockies	RP	74

Why whiff rate matters

Whiff rate is highly predictive of strikeout rate and tends to stabilize early in a season. Pitchers with elite whiff rates but modest strikeout totals are often called-ball-dependent arms about to break out once command catches up to their stuff.

Data source: MLB Statcast via Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly into the Legends Deck card database. Minimum sample-size filters are applied so small-sample outliers don't distort the top of the ranking.

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