fewest strikeouts by a batter with at least 500 at bats

Johnny Sain and Irv Waldron are tied for the fewest career strikeouts with 500+ at-bats, with 20 strikeouts.

NAMESOABGRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Johnny Sain
J. Sain
20
774
433
69
190
28
4
3
101
24
2
0
0
856
235
35
56
0
0
25
.245
.270
.304
.574
53
-46.1
.268
54
-47.9
2Irv Waldron
I. Waldron
20
598
141
102
186
22
9
0
52
38
4
20
651
226
31
11
.311
.356
.378
.734
96
11.4
.349
103
3.1
3Otis Brannan
O. Brannan
23
534
158
72
133
19
3
11
74
64
4
3
627
191
33
25
.249
.334
.358
.692
68
-9.2
.327
79
-17
4Joe Gunson
J. Gunson
23
538
150
66
127
16
5
0
56
28
12
2
578
153
21
.236
.289
.284
.573
61
-23
.284
68
-27.8
5George Maisel
G. Maisel
24
500
168
67
141
10
3
0
50
20
3
18
549
157
13
26
.282
.314
.314
.628
46
-21.9
.296
66
-24
6Frank Connaughton
F. Connaughton
24
530
146
98
150
12
4
4
77
44
5
26
585
182
20
6
.283
.344
.343
.687
80
-12.1
.332
81
-16.7
7Hank Schenz
H. Schenz
25
538
207
70
133
22
3
2
24
27
6
6
2
575
167
27
4
10
.247
.291
.310
.601
42
-25.9
.284
59
-29.1
8Jimmy Cooney
J. Cooney
25
728
189
107
159
16
4
0
66
75
3
32
806
183
20
.218
.294
.251
.545
84
-30.2
.277
69
-36.3
9Jim Donnelly
J. Donnelly
26
697
191
117
191
21
10
0
105
72
5
65
798
232
31
24
.274
.346
.333
.679
109
-12.6
.333
87
-16
10Willians Astudillo
W. Astudillo
28
561
188
63
150
22
1
16
70
11
10
1
0
588
222
39
0
6
0
24
.267
.291
.396
.687
60
-11.1
.294
84
-11.9
11Ed Busch
E. Busch
28
917
270
80
240
21
6
0
75
62
3
7
1,000
273
27
18
32
.262
.311
.298
.608
84
-24.3
.294
74
-29.4
12Doc Marshall
D. Marshall
28
658
219
72
170
21
6
0
61
28
2
2
703
203
27
15
.258
.291
.309
.599
54
-38
.278
56
-41.4
13Bert Griffith
B. Griffith
28
581
191
69
174
30
12
4
72
18
3
6
621
240
46
19
.299
.324
.413
.737
72
-4.9
.338
89
-9.5
14Vance Dinges
V. Dinges
29
501
159
53
146
20
5
2
46
44
1
7
553
182
27
7
12
.291
.350
.363
.713
65
5.1
.342
100
-0.1
15John Antonelli
J. Antonelli
29
528
135
50
133
28
2
1
29
24
2
1
560
168
31
6
14
.252
.287
.318
.605
45
-16.1
.289
67
-22
16Pat Crawford
P. Crawford
29
651
318
75
182
23
5
9
104
60
4
4
738
242
37
23
.280
.344
.372
.716
89
-7.3
.332
87
-12.6
17Suter Sullivan
S. Sullivan
29
617
169
47
148
19
3
0
67
38
13
17
675
173
22
7
.240
.298
.280
.578
63
-28.7
.287
65
-33.7
18Claude Corbitt
C. Corbitt
30
630
215
60
153
22
1
1
37
47
2
8
701
180
24
22
8
.243
.297
.286
.583
49
-29.2
.281
62
-32.1
19Bill Baker
B. Baker
30
588
263
45
145
25
5
2
68
68
3
6
664
186
32
5
19
.247
.328
.316
.644
63
-10.2
.312
81
-15.1
20Fred Hutchinson
F. Hutchinson
30
650
354
71
171
23
3
4
83
66
3
6
1
734
212
30
15
19
.263
.334
.326
.660
73
-12.8
.316
77
-21.6
21Pickles Dillhoefer
P. Dillhoefer
30
600
247
59
134
16
10
0
48
35
0
12
650
170
26
15
.223
.266
.283
.549
40
-33.1
.262
55
-32.2
22Art Scharein
A. Scharein
31
776
205
92
189
32
5
0
70
66
4
11
859
231
37
13
.244
.306
.298
.604
73
-30.2
.287
56
-50.1
23Harry Lochhead
H. Lochhead
31
579
158
57
134
7
1
1
45
24
11
23
620
146
9
6
.231
.275
.252
.527
46
-39.7
.262
50
-44.7
24Spook Jacobs
S. Jacobs
32
665
188
87
164
16
1
0
33
80
2
22
8
759
182
17
11
1
1
10
.247
.329
.274
.603
62
-24.8
.290
66
-30.6
25Max Macon
M. Macon
32
502
226
54
133
17
4
3
46
16
0
9
524
167
24
6
6
.265
.288
.333
.620
44
-12.9
.292
71
-17.2
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