most career strikeouts through 2001

Before 2002, Reggie Jackson had the most strikeouts, with 2,597 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most career strikeouts by a player through 2001
NAMESOGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
2,597
2,820
9,864
1,551
2,584
463
49
563
1,702
1,375
96
228
115
11,416
4,834
1,075
13
68
164
183
.262
.356
.490
.846
1749
503
.374
139
497.6
2Jose Canseco
J. Canseco
1,942
1,887
7,057
1,186
1,877
340
14
462
1,407
906
84
200
88
8,129
3,631
816
1
81
63
178
.266
.353
.515
.867
1293
321.2
.375
130
300.8
3Willie Stargell
W. Stargell
1,936
2,360
7,927
1,194
2,232
423
55
475
1,540
937
78
17
16
9,026
4,190
953
9
75
227
143
.282
.360
.529
.889
1471
511.5
.387
145
459.3
4Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
1,883
2,404
8,352
1,506
2,234
408
59
548
1,595
1,507
79
174
92
10,062
4,404
1,015
16
108
201
156
.267
.380
.527
.908
1717
591
.395
147
539.8
5Tony Perez
T. Perez
1,867
2,777
9,778
1,272
2,732
505
79
379
1,652
925
43
49
33
10,861
4,532
963
9
106
150
268
.279
.341
.463
.804
1511
343.8
.356
121
265.2
6Andres Galarraga
A. Galarraga
1,858
2,036
7,522
1,128
2,172
417
32
377
1,341
534
166
125
76
8,278
3,784
826
1
55
99
161
.289
.347
.503
.850
1269
278.1
.367
118
188.9
7Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
1,816
1,941
6,677
901
1,575
240
25
442
1,210
608
53
85
49
7,429
3,191
707
16
75
72
139
.236
.302
.478
.780
960
139.8
.343
113
108.5
8Bobby Bonds
B. Bonds
1,757
1,849
7,043
1,258
1,886
302
66
332
1,024
914
53
461
169
8,090
3,316
700
16
64
75
107
.268
.353
.471
.824
1192
318.7
.368
130
274.9
9Dale Murphy
D. Murphy
1,748
2,180
7,960
1,197
2,111
350
39
398
1,266
986
28
161
68
9,040
3,733
787
6
60
159
209
.265
.346
.469
.815
1291
273.7
.357
119
202.4
10Lou Brock
L. Brock
1,730
2,616
10,332
1,610
3,023
486
141
149
900
761
49
938
307
11,235
4,238
776
47
46
124
114
.293
.343
.410
.753
1406
210.2
.336
109
113.1
11Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
1,710
2,401
8,102
1,676
2,415
344
72
536
1,509
1,733
13
153
38
9,909
4,511
952
14
47
126
113
.298
.421
.557
.977
1941
840
.428
170
821.8
12Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
1,699
2,435
8,147
1,283
2,086
290
24
573
1,584
1,559
48
19
18
9,831
4,143
887
0
77
160
243
.256
.376
.509
.884
1630
569
.389
142
477.8
13Fred McGriff
F. McGriff
1,698
2,201
7,865
1,243
2,260
397
22
448
1,400
1,202
34
71
36
9,169
4,045
867
2
66
159
205
.287
.381
.514
.896
1543
440.9
.387
137
403.9
14Chili Davis
C. Davis
1,698
2,435
8,673
1,240
2,380
424
30
350
1,372
1,194
15
142
98
9,996
3,914
804
20
94
188
232
.274
.360
.451
.811
1420
249.9
.354
118
225.1
15Dwight Evans
D. Evans
1,697
2,606
8,996
1,470
2,446
483
73
385
1,384
1,391
53
78
59
10,569
4,230
941
52
77
60
227
.272
.370
.470
.840
1640
459.6
.375
129
357.7
16Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
1,690
1,725
6,470
1,093
1,795
278
41
450
1,239
635
44
231
105
7,224
3,505
769
17
58
120
139
.277
.343
.542
.885
1155
267.1
.373
125
240.7
17Dave Winfield
D. Winfield
1,686
2,973
11,003
1,669
3,110
540
88
465
1,833
1,216
25
223
96
12,358
5,221
1,093
19
95
172
319
.283
.353
.475
.827
1811
416.2
.364
128
400.6
18Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
1,631
2,979
10,710
2,248
3,000
503
65
290
1,094
2,141
93
1,395
333
13,040
4,503
858
30
66
61
169
.280
.402
.420
.823
2038
510.9
.374
133
510.3
19Gary Gaetti
G. Gaetti
1,602
2,507
8,951
1,130
2,280
443
39
360
1,341
634
96
96
65
9,817
3,881
842
32
104
57
236
.255
.308
.434
.741
1161
12.7
.325
95
-58
20Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
1,596
1,874
6,187
1,167
1,626
252
6
583
1,414
1,317
75
12
8
7,660
3,639
841
3
78
150
147
.263
.394
.588
.982
1480
564.9
.415
157
558.2
21Lee May
L. May
1,570
2,071
7,609
959
2,031
340
31
354
1,244
487
49
39
35
8,219
3,495
725
9
65
85
219
.267
.313
.459
.772
1053
174.1
.343
116
143.5
22Dick Allen
D. Allen
1,556
1,749
6,332
1,099
1,848
320
79
351
1,119
894
16
133
52
7,314
3,379
750
19
53
138
164
.292
.378
.534
.912
1258
491.7
.400
155
443.3
23Willie McCovey
W. McCovey
1,550
2,588
8,197
1,229
2,211
353
46
521
1,555
1,345
69
26
22
9,686
4,219
920
5
70
260
176
.270
.374
.515
.889
1594
551.5
.388
145
497.9
24Dave Parker
D. Parker
1,537
2,466
9,358
1,272
2,712
526
75
339
1,493
683
56
154
113
10,184
4,405
940
1
86
170
209
.290
.339
.471
.810
1419
274.5
.354
120
232.3
25Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
1,532
2,808
10,006
1,829
2,943
528
72
586
1,812
1,420
198
204
77
11,743
5,373
1,186
17
102
218
270
.294
.389
.537
.926
2083
807.2
.404
153
717.1
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12.5
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.411
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.527
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.526
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.468
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