fewest strikeouts by a batter in 1 season with at least 500 at bats 2000s

Placido Polanco had the fewest strikeouts with 500+ at-bats in a season in the 2000s, with 25 strikeouts in 2005.

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Data note: Strikeouts: player season data complete from 1891

	NAME	SO	AB	SEASON	TM	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Placido Polanco P. Polanco	25	501	2005	TOT	129	84	166	27	2	9	56	33	11	4	3	551	224	38	2	4	0	12	.331	.383	.447	.830	84	17.8	.365	124	16.4
2	Mark Grace M. Grace	28	510	2000	CHC	143	75	143	41	1	11	82	95	6	1	2	621	219	53	2	8	11	7	.280	.394	.429	.824	93	11.6	.362	112	10.2
3	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	29	545	2002	PIT	145	59	154	25	3	3	44	49	9	15	8	605	194	31	0	2	1	11	.283	.350	.356	.706	69	-3.7	.318	91	-6.7
4	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	29	617	2001	COL	156	108	202	26	11	2	55	41	10	46	17	683	256	39	14	1	1	6	.327	.378	.415	.793	98	12.9	.350	90	-8.5
5	Placido Polanco P. Polanco	30	587	2007	DET	142	105	200	36	3	9	67	37	11	7	3	641	269	48	2	4	3	9	.341	.388	.458	.846	101	21.8	.372	125	19.9
6	Paul Lo Duca P. Lo Duca	31	580	2002	LAD	149	74	163	38	1	10	64	34	10	3	1	632	233	49	4	4	2	20	.281	.330	.402	.731	73	-2.5	.321	99	-1
7	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	35	678	2004	FLA	162	100	221	22	12	3	49	45	8	45	24	748	276	37	15	2	1	9	.326	.374	.407	.781	102	9.7	.346	110	9.7
8	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	35	668	2003	FLA	162	100	204	28	7	1	41	55	5	65	20	746	249	36	15	3	1	9	.305	.361	.373	.734	92	0.2	.328	100	-0.4
9	Fernando Vina F. Vina	35	631	2001	STL	154	95	191	30	8	9	56	32	22	17	7	690	264	47	3	2	3	7	.303	.357	.418	.775	93	6.9	.339	104	4
10	Sean Casey S. Casey	36	571	2004	CIN	146	101	185	44	2	24	99	46	10	2	0	633	305	70	0	6	5	16	.324	.381	.534	.915	110	31.5	.389	134	27.6
11	Fernando Vina F. Vina	36	622	2002	STL	150	75	168	29	5	1	54	44	18	17	11	692	210	35	1	7	2	11	.270	.333	.338	.670	69	-13.9	.302	82	-15.7
12	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	37	668	2007	LAD	162	96	196	24	8	0	41	33	6	64	15	729	236	32	20	2	0	10	.293	.331	.353	.685	75	-14.8	.307	82	-16.6
13	Bengie Molina B. Molina	38	530	2008	SFG	145	46	155	33	0	16	95	19	9	0	0	569	236	49	0	11	5	23	.292	.322	.445	.767	69	0.3	.329	96	-2.7
14	Paul Lo Duca P. Lo Duca	38	512	2006	NYM	124	80	163	39	1	5	49	24	6	3	0	551	219	45	7	2	0	15	.318	.355	.428	.783	74	5.1	.342	106	4.2
15	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	38	699	2006	CHC	162	87	204	32	13	3	40	32	8	58	20	750	271	48	10	1	0	6	.292	.330	.388	.717	84	-10.5	.315	81	-18.2
16	Casey Kotchman C. Kotchman	39	525	2008	TOT	143	65	143	28	1	14	74	36	9	2	1	573	215	43	0	3	5	18	.272	.328	.410	.738	66	-2.6	.323	95	-3.7
17	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	39	601	2005	OAK	150	70	163	28	1	0	53	50	20	8	3	676	193	29	0	5	0	26	.271	.345	.321	.666	69	-12.1	.304	86	-11.2
18	Placido Polanco P. Polanco	39	503	2004	PHI	126	74	150	21	0	17	55	27	12	7	4	555	222	38	7	6	0	13	.298	.345	.441	.786	74	5.6	.342	102	1.5
19	Eric Young E. Young	39	607	2000	CHC	153	98	180	40	2	6	47	63	8	54	7	690	242	48	7	5	1	12	.297	.367	.399	.766	92	1.6	.343	100	0.1
20	Edgardo Alfonzo E. Alfonzo	40	519	2004	SFG	139	66	150	26	1	11	77	46	5	1	1	576	211	38	2	4	2	15	.289	.350	.407	.757	73	1.2	.333	99	-0.9
21	Endy Chavez E. Chavez	40	502	2004	MON	132	65	139	20	6	5	34	30	1	32	7	547	186	31	12	2	0	6	.277	.318	.371	.688	55	-12.4	.303	76	-17.2
22	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	40	587	2003	PIT	150	84	191	29	3	6	58	49	25	8	7	665	244	38	1	3	3	9	.325	.399	.416	.815	101	19.8	.363	119	16
23	David Eckstein D. Eckstein	41	500	2006	STL	123	68	146	18	1	2	23	31	15	7	6	552	172	21	3	3	0	7	.292	.350	.344	.694	61	-8.5	.313	87	-9.4
24	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	41	574	2004	PIT	147	86	183	32	0	3	51	60	19	11	8	658	224	35	1	4	2	12	.319	.399	.390	.789	95	13.9	.355	113	10.6
25	Edgardo Alfonzo E. Alfonzo	41	514	2003	SFG	142	56	133	25	2	13	81	58	4	5	2	586	201	40	3	7	4	14	.259	.334	.391	.726	67	-4.7	.318	92	-5.8

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0