Since we are without any baseball for a few more weeks, we will continue our look into Whiff% rates from last season. Today we’ll look at which hitters had the highest and lowest rates from 2019, as well as which hitters whiffed the most on the pitch.

Most Whiffs on Changeups in 2019

Before we go into the Whiff% rates, let’s go over which hitters whiffed the most off the change. At the top of the list from last season is one of the best power hitters in the game, but someone who struggled quite a bit with the pitch last season.

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#	Team	Player	# of Whiffs	# of Swings
1	Pirates	Josh Bell	93	241
t-2	Rangers	Danny Santana	77	220
t-2	Phillies	Bryce Harper	77	203
4	Orioles	Jonathan Villar	74	208
5	Royals	Adalberto Mondesi	73	179

 

Pirates first baseman Josh Bell, who smacked 37 home runs last season, finished first last season in whiffs against the change. Bell, who batted just .209 off the pitch and struck out 27 (out of 117) times off the change. Danny Santana of the Rangers and Bryce Harper of the Phillies finished tied for second.

In case you’re interested, here are the five hitters who saw the most changeups in baseball last season:

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Highest Whiff% on Sliders

In order to qualify for these lists, a hitter must have faced at least 100 changeups from opposing pitchers last season

Here are the hitters who had the highest Whiff% rate on the changeup last season:

#	Team	Player	# of Whiffs	# of Swings	Whiff%
1	Yankees	Aaron Judge	60	97	61.9%
2	Rangers	Joey Gallo	42	72	58.3%
3	Twins	Miguel Sano	51	96	53.1%
4	Phillies	Scott Kingery	43	91	47.3%
5	Marlins	Isan Diaz	30	66	45.5%
6	Orioles	Dwight Smith Jr.	43	98	43.9%
7	White Sox	Eloy Jimenez	42	96	43.8%
8	Blue Jays	Teoscar Hernandez	35	83	42.2%
9	Twins	Jonathan Schoop	50	120	41.7%
10	Cubs	Willson Contreras	37	89	41.6%

 

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who batted .179 off the change, finished last season with the highest Whiff% rate off the changeup. Rangers OF Joey Gallo, who also had the highest Whiff% rate off the slider last season, also finished 2019 with the second-highest Whiff% rate of the change. One other interesting note on the top 10 is that Marlins infielder Isan Diaz, who didn’t play his first ever game in the Majors until August 5 last season, finished 2019 with the fifth-highest Whiff% rate (45.3%).

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Lowest Whiff% on Sliders

#	Team	Player	# of Whiffs	# of Swings	Whiff%
1	Rockies	Daniel Murphy	7	98	7.1%
2	Angels	David Fletcher	7	97	7.2%
3	Braves	Nick Markakis	12	117	10.3%
4	Twins	Luis Arraez	8	77	10.4%
5	Astros	Michael Brantley	16	144	11.1%
6	Red Sox	Christian Vazquez	11	88	12.5%
7	Nationals	Anthony Rendon	16	124	12.9%
8	Pirates	Kevin Newman	15	100	15.0%
9	Angels	Albert Pujols	11	73	15.1%
10	Red Sox	Mookie Betts	20	124	16.1%

 

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