St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina has struck out just 10 times in 244 plate appearances this season, just once for every 24.4 plate appearances. Among hitters with at least 200 trips to the plate in a season, Molina has the best mark since 1999, when Tony Gwynn struck out just 14 times in 446 plate appearances for a 31.9 PA-K ratio.

Gwynn, who had a 28.1 ratio in 1998, is the only player who has posted a better mark than Molina in the last 10 years. Molina’s 24.4 ratio is the highest in the majors this season, and not far down the leader board is brother Bengie Molina of the Giants, who ranks sixth in the majors with a 16.1 mark.

Highest Plate Appearance-Strikeout Ratio, 2008
(minimum 175 PA)

Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ratio
Yadier Molina, StL. . . . . . . . . . .244. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4
Cesar Izturis, StL. . . . . . . . . . . .217. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7
Casey Kotchman, LAA. . . . . . . . 289. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.3
Juan Pierre, LAD. . . . . . . . . . . .277. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5
Yuniesky Betancourt, Sea. . . . . .277. . . . . . . . . . . . . .17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3
Bengie Molina, SF. . . . . . . . . . . 274. . . . . . . . . . . . . .16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1

Molina isn’t the only Cardinal on the leader board, as shortstop Cesar Izturis has been nearly as difficult to strike out. As a team, St. Louis has the highest PA-K ratio in the National League at 6.6. Ranking ahead of the Cardinals are the Mariners (7.1), Yankees (7.0) and Blue Jays (6.8).