Milt Pappas has the most career strikeouts when making at most 1,200 plate appearances, with 510 strikeouts.
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highest strikeout by a player rate in career with a maximum 1200 plate appearances| NAME | SO | PA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Pappas | 510 | 1,174 | 527 | 1,073 | 72 | 132 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 67 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 36 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .123 | .157 | .197 | .354 | -6 | -131.8 | .163 | -5 | -143.4 |
| 2 | | J. Reuss | 433 | 1,195 | 551 | 1,024 | 71 | 171 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 26 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .167 | .220 | .195 | .415 | 23 | -108.2 | .198 | 19 | -110.8 |
| 3 | | D. Chance | 420 | 759 | 403 | 662 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .066 | .113 | .069 | .183 | -40 | -119.7 | .093 | -47 | -124.2 |
| 4 | | J. Koosman | 418 | 1,052 | 431 | 915 | 36 | 109 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 15 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .119 | .151 | .141 | .292 | -24 | -137.2 | .139 | -18 | -140.7 |
| 5 | | K. Hiura | 397 | 1,105 | 302 | 983 | 135 | 231 | 45 | 4 | 50 | 134 | 78 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 434 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | .235 | .314 | .442 | .755 | 142 | 7.3 | .323 | 101 | 2.1 |
| 6 | | K. Broxton | 396 | 1,026 | 376 | 905 | 136 | 189 | 31 | 7 | 39 | 95 | 107 | 8 | 60 | 19 | 351 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .209 | .297 | .388 | .685 | 105 | -19.6 | .297 | 81 | -25.5 |
| 7 | | B. Dalbec | 390 | 1,065 | 338 | 964 | 117 | 214 | 38 | 7 | 47 | 143 | 82 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 407 | 92 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .222 | .290 | .422 | .713 | 122 | -4.9 | .307 | 90 | -11.5 |
| 8 | | J. Jones | 389 | 1,195 | 352 | 1,093 | 138 | 232 | 58 | 10 | 32 | 98 | 72 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 406 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | .212 | .275 | .371 | .646 | 107 | -38.1 | .279 | 72 | -41.4 |
| 9 | | B. Buhl | 389 | 952 | 454 | 857 | 31 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 53 | 10 | .089 | .129 | .091 | .220 | -48 | -154.7 | .109 | -38 | -158.8 | ||
| 10 |  | S. Koufax | 386 | 858 | 397 | 776 | 26 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .097 | .145 | .116 | .261 | -28 | -122.6 | .127 | -25 | -126.7 |
| 11 |  | M. Davidson | 381 | 1,112 | 306 | 1,003 | 109 | 221 | 46 | 1 | 54 | 157 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 431 | 101 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | .220 | .290 | .430 | .719 | 123 | -8.6 | .308 | 93 | -9.9 |
| 12 | | M. Chavis | 378 | 1,186 | 357 | 1,106 | 133 | 263 | 41 | 7 | 42 | 142 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 444 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 28 | .238 | .283 | .401 | .685 | 121 | -22 | .293 | 80 | -28.3 |
| 13 | | B. Phillips | 376 | 971 | 393 | 854 | 122 | 160 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 99 | 95 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 296 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .187 | .272 | .347 | .619 | 82 | -34.6 | .271 | 71 | -33.4 |
| 14 | | J. Francisco | 375 | 1,091 | 404 | 996 | 110 | 235 | 50 | 4 | 48 | 152 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 437 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | .236 | .297 | .439 | .736 | 126 | 5 | .320 | 100 | -0.5 |
| 15 | | R. Ames | 374 | 1,122 | 533 | 1,014 | 52 | 143 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 20 | 47 | .141 | .190 | .174 | .363 | 15 | -100.6 | .183 | 13 | -109 | ||||
| 16 | | M. Toglia | 373 | 1,066 | 280 | 957 | 112 | 192 | 42 | 6 | 42 | 108 | 101 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 372 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .201 | .278 | .389 | .666 | 105 | -20.1 | .289 | 70 | -38.6 |
| 17 | | W. Benson | 372 | 1,125 | 394 | 993 | 141 | 219 | 45 | 13 | 39 | 123 | 114 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 407 | 97 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .221 | .303 | .410 | .713 | 130 | -3.5 | .309 | 91 | -11.8 |
| 18 | | J. Maxwell | 371 | 1,193 | 441 | 1,057 | 145 | 233 | 48 | 9 | 41 | 133 | 115 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 422 | 98 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .220 | .303 | .399 | .702 | 127 | -7.8 | .308 | 91 | -11.9 |
| 19 |  | N. Ryan | 371 | 957 | 424 | 852 | 40 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .110 | .148 | .134 | .282 | -28 | -132.4 | .135 | -21 | -130.1 |
| 20 | | J. Rogers | 369 | 1,153 | 344 | 1,036 | 136 | 205 | 42 | 7 | 44 | 133 | 93 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 93 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 18 | .198 | .268 | .379 | .647 | 106 | -32.8 | .280 | 77 | -31.1 |
| 21 | | M. Wallner | 367 | 1,107 | 307 | 946 | 133 | 211 | 50 | 5 | 55 | 138 | 114 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 436 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .223 | .333 | .461 | .794 | 159 | 28.6 | .345 | 122 | 29.2 |
| 22 | | K. Nieuwenhuis | 366 | 1,116 | 414 | 978 | 128 | 216 | 59 | 4 | 31 | 117 | 123 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 376 | 94 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .221 | .311 | .384 | .695 | 118 | -9 | .305 | 92 | -11.1 |
| 23 | | J. Bart | 365 | 1,179 | 356 | 1,053 | 127 | 253 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 119 | 96 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 389 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | .240 | .319 | .369 | .688 | 133 | -6.2 | .307 | 95 | -7.7 |
| 24 |  | J. Smoltz | 365 | 1,167 | 709 | 948 | 77 | 151 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 33 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .159 | .226 | .207 | .433 | 23 | -117.1 | .205 | 14 | -122.4 |
| 25 | | M. Lolich | 362 | 1,017 | 477 | 821 | 63 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .110 | .215 | .121 | .335 | 6 | -99.6 | .174 | 4 | -107.7 |
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