K%

Strikeout rate — share of plate appearances that end in a strikeout.

What K% means

Plate-appearance-rate version of strikeouts. League average ~22% for hitters; lower is better.

How K% is calculated

K% = K / PA

What counts as a good K%

Lower is better — roughly .270 is poor, .220 average, .180 good, and .140 or better elite.

Also written

strikeout_pct · k_rate

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