fewest strikeouts in first 1000 plate appearances

Ed Busch has the fewest career strikeouts when making 1,000+ plate appearances, with 28 strikeouts.

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fewest strikeouts by a player in first 1000 or more plate appearances
NAMESOPAGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ed Busch
E. Busch
28
1,000
270
917
80
240
21
6
0
75
62
3
7
273
27
18
32
.262
.311
.298
.608
84
-24.3
.294
74
-29.4
2Bob Wood
B. Wood
33
1,368
383
1,246
149
350
73
15
2
168
89
19
15
459
90
14
.281
.338
.368
.707
186
14.6
.340
99
1.1
3Sam Dungan
S. Dungan
37
1,686
382
1,543
214
464
71
26
3
197
116
17
38
596
100
10
.301
.356
.386
.742
267
26.3
.356
104
6.8
4John Ward
J. Ward
40
2,420
526
2,192
425
624
65
22
3
242
200
8
230
742
90
20
.285
.347
.339
.685
346
-29.2
.336
94
-33.1
5Bill Hassamaer
B. Hassamaer
44
1,162
257
1,059
163
306
58
23
7
178
84
1
25
431
88
18
.289
.342
.407
.749
178
-21.6
.348
86
-28
6Benny Bengough
B. Bengough
45
1,206
411
1,125
83
287
46
12
0
108
62
2
2
357
58
17
.255
.295
.317
.613
93
-60.1
.287
58
-69.8
7Jack Glasscock
J. Glasscock
45
2,144
480
1,932
286
538
69
31
7
308
164
31
113
690
107
17
.278
.345
.357
.702
322
-8.9
.341
94
-22.9
8Bill Cunningham
B. Cunningham
48
1,023
318
945
113
270
39
12
9
112
52
5
17
360
60
21
.286
.326
.381
.707
112
-14.9
.329
89
-14.8
9Charlie Comiskey
C. Comiskey
48
1,712
407
1,610
209
391
51
9
5
223
81
16
87
475
65
5
.243
.286
.295
.581
177
-78.4
.284
64
-99.2
10Charlie Hargreaves
C. Hargreaves
49
1,298
423
1,188
96
321
44
11
4
139
77
6
6
399
59
27
.270
.318
.336
.654
120
-43.2
.307
70
-54.6
11Tommy Sheehan
T. Sheehan
49
1,169
317
1,011
96
238
26
8
1
88
94
7
32
283
35
57
.235
.305
.280
.585
105
-7.4
.292
89
-13.5
12Cliff Bolton
C. Bolton
50
1,078
335
962
113
280
49
18
6
143
110
3
3
383
73
3
0
.291
.366
.398
.764
147
11.1
.356
99
-2.6
13Pinky Pittenger
P. Pittenger
50
1,038
373
959
118
252
32
3
1
83
37
6
27
293
36
36
.263
.294
.306
.600
76
-56.2
.283
55
-63.9
14Bennie Tate
B. Tate
51
1,713
566
1,560
144
435
68
16
4
172
118
1
5
547
88
34
.279
.330
.351
.681
180
-38.6
.318
79
-49.3
15Tom Parrott
T. Parrott
51
1,048
278
986
156
299
40
26
15
163
40
1
26
436
81
21
.303
.331
.442
.773
164
-7.1
.353
89
-18
16Woody Williams
W. Williams
52
1,369
338
1,255
133
314
40
5
1
79
88
4
14
367
46
22
18
.250
.301
.292
.594
108
-40.4
.287
70
-49.3
17Alan Strange
A. Strange
54
1,081
314
947
93
211
39
7
1
89
109
1
6
267
47
24
12
.223
.304
.282
.586
84
-48.7
.283
52
-71.9
18Harry Swacina
H. Swacina
54
1,256
322
1,189
110
304
46
11
1
151
32
2
29
375
58
33
.256
.276
.315
.592
102
-25.5
.285
69
-42.6
19Charlie Ganzel
C. Ganzel
54
1,710
425
1,572
240
418
52
24
7
242
109
12
26
539
83
17
.266
.318
.343
.661
217
-52.6
.318
74
-75.7
20Gus Getz
G. Getz
56
1,172
339
1,114
85
265
22
9
2
93
24
5
41
311
33
29
.238
.257
.279
.536
74
-44.8
.260
56
-55.1
21Clyde Sukeforth
C. Sukeforth
57
1,362
486
1,237
122
326
50
14
2
96
95
5
12
410
66
25
0
.264
.319
.331
.650
130
-44.8
.305
72
-51.2
22Liz Funk
L. Funk
58
1,088
273
976
134
261
47
16
6
105
73
5
29
358
69
34
.267
.322
.367
.688
116
-29.8
.315
75
-38.8
23Jimmy Cooney
J. Cooney
58
1,722
448
1,575
181
413
64
16
2
150
76
4
30
515
82
67
.262
.298
.327
.625
139
-70.9
.294
64
-78.5
24Tip O'Neill
T. O'Neill
58
1,059
236
933
174
271
42
10
12
147
114
12
39
369
64
.290
.375
.395
.770
191
42.3
.375
117
28
25Tim O'Rourke
T. O'Rourke
58
1,359
300
1,178
224
346
30
17
0
158
161
14
59
410
47
6
.294
.385
.348
.733
229
11.9
.365
104
6.6
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