MLB Whiff Rate Leaders 2026, With NUT Grades
2026 seasonJacob Misiorowski (MIL) led MLB in whiff rate in 2026 at 37.3% Whiff%, with +4.0 NUT and an S grade.
By NUT, the most productive of the top 10 was Jacob Misiorowski at +4.0 (#1 of 327 qualified pitchers); the least was Shota Imanaga at -0.6 (#260), ranked #10 by Whiff%.
5 of the top 10 by Whiff% also rank in MLB's top 10 by NUT.
| # | Player | Whiff% | Season NUT | Grade | NUT Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski MIL | 37.3% | +4.0 | S | #1 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease TOR | 33.3% | +3.1 | S | #5 |
| 3 | Jacob deGrom TEX | 33.2% | +2.0 | A | #13 |
| 4 | Gavin Williams CLE | 32.8% | +1.5 | B | #27 |
| 5 | Jesús Luzardo PHI | 31.9% | +2.9 | A | #7 |
| 6 | Cristopher Sánchez PHI | 31.3% | +3.2 | S | #4 |
| 7 | Zack Wheeler PHI | 30.9% | +1.5 | B | #28 |
| 8 | Logan Gilbert SEA | 30.7% | +0.7 | B | #81 |
| 9 | Chris Sale ATL | 30.4% | +3.5 | S | #3 |
| 10 | Shota Imanaga CHC | 30.0% | -0.6 | D | #260 |
| 11 | Cam Schlittler NYY | 29.4% | +3.6 | S | #2 |
| 12 | Reid Detmers LAA | 29.1% | +2.4 | A | #9 |
| 13 | José Soriano TOR | 28.6% | +0.6 | C | #94 |
| 14 | Paul Skenes PIT | 28.2% | +1.7 | B | #21 |
| 15 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD | 27.9% | +1.8 | A | #17 |
| 16 | Kevin Gausman CHC | 27.7% | +0.9 | B | #62 |
| 17 | Taj Bradley MIN | 27.4% | +0.7 | B | #82 |
| 17 | Cade Cavalli WSH | 27.4% | +1.8 | A | #19 |
| 19 | Aaron Nola PHI | 27.1% | -1.4 | D | #309 |
| 20 | Freddy Peralta TB | 26.1% | -0.2 | C | #220 |
| 21 | Noah Cameron KC | 25.8% | +0.5 | C | #106 |
| 22 | Braxton Ashcraft PIT | 25.6% | +1.3 | B | #36 |
| 23 | Sean Burke CWS | 25.5% | +1.1 | B | #49 |
| 23 | Parker Messick CLE | 25.5% | +2.3 | A | #11 |
| 25 | Bryan Woo SEA | 25.2% | +1.8 | A | #18 |
A dash means the player is below the NUT qualifying bar. NUT Rk is his rank among qualified pitchers by season NUT.
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How to read the Whiff% leaders
The ranking is whiff rate from MLB's pitch tracking for the regular season, among pitchers who qualify for the NUT board. What is Whiff%? Beside it is each player's season NUT, one number for production, where 0.0 is league average. Grades use the season scale: S is elite, C is around league average. Rankings by position are on Best by Position, and the full board, sortable by any stat, is on Stats.