which mlb batter has the most strikeouts in 1998

Sammy Sosa had the most strikeouts in 1998, with 171 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
171
1998
159
643
134
198
20
0
66
158
73
1
18
9
722
416
86
0
5
14
20
.308
.377
.647
1.024
146
56.6
.425
159
53.7
2Jose Canseco
J. Canseco
159
1998
151
583
98
138
26
0
46
107
65
6
29
17
658
302
72
0
4
5
7
.237
.318
.518
.836
94
12.7
.354
110
8.9
3Jeromy Burnitz
J. Burnitz
158
1998
161
609
92
160
28
1
38
125
70
4
7
4
691
304
67
1
7
7
9
.263
.339
.499
.838
101
15.3
.358
115
13.4
4Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
155
1998
155
509
130
152
21
0
70
147
162
6
1
0
681
383
91
0
4
28
8
.299
.470
.752
1.222
176
91.7
.492
205
90.7
5Ray Lankford
R. Lankford
151
1998
154
533
94
156
37
1
31
105
86
3
26
5
626
288
69
0
4
5
4
.293
.391
.540
.932
113
35.9
.400
144
35
6Andres Galarraga
A. Galarraga
146
1998
153
555
103
169
27
1
44
121
63
25
7
6
648
330
72
0
5
11
8
.305
.397
.595
.991
127
47.2
.418
156
46.2
7Mo Vaughn
M. Vaughn
144
1998
154
609
107
205
31
2
40
115
61
8
0
0
681
360
73
0
3
13
13
.337
.402
.591
.993
135
50.9
.421
151
45.2
8Shawn Green
S. Green
142
1998
158
630
106
175
33
4
35
100
50
5
35
12
689
321
72
1
3
2
6
.278
.334
.510
.844
103
17.8
.362
115
13.7
9Scott Rolen
S. Rolen
141
1998
160
601
120
174
45
4
31
110
93
11
14
7
711
320
80
0
6
6
10
.290
.391
.532
.923
127
38.8
.397
140
36
10Jim Thome
J. Thome
141
1998
123
440
89
129
34
2
30
85
89
4
1
0
537
257
66
0
4
8
7
.293
.413
.584
.997
107
40.8
.422
152
36.3
11Jose Hernandez
J. Hernandez
140
1998
149
488
76
124
23
7
23
75
40
1
4
6
533
230
53
2
2
3
12
.254
.311
.471
.782
68
1.7
.335
99
-0.4
12Carlos Delgado
C. Delgado
139
1998
142
530
94
155
43
1
38
115
73
11
3
0
620
314
82
0
6
13
8
.292
.385
.592
.978
117
40.3
.409
146
36.7
13Shane Andrews
S. Andrews
137
1998
150
492
48
117
30
1
25
69
58
0
1
6
559
224
56
2
7
3
10
.238
.314
.455
.769
69
-0.1
.331
98
-1.7
14Reggie Sanders
R. Sanders
137
1998
135
481
83
129
18
6
14
59
51
7
20
9
545
201
38
4
2
2
10
.268
.346
.418
.764
70
2.9
.338
100
0.1
15Russ Davis
R. Davis
134
1998
141
502
68
130
30
1
20
82
34
3
4
3
550
222
51
2
9
1
10
.259
.305
.442
.747
64
-4.3
.322
89
-7.5
16Dean Palmer
D. Palmer
134
1998
152
572
84
159
27
2
34
119
48
6
8
2
639
292
63
0
13
3
18
.278
.333
.510
.844
94
14.6
.359
111
9.2
17Bobby Abreu
B. Abreu
133
1998
151
497
68
155
29
6
17
74
84
0
19
10
589
247
52
4
4
14
6
.312
.409
.497
.906
102
28.7
.390
135
26.3
18Paul Sorrento
P. Sorrento
133
1998
137
435
40
98
27
0
17
57
54
3
2
3
495
176
44
0
3
1
8
.225
.313
.405
.718
55
-6
.317
85
-9.5
19Jay Bell
J. Bell
129
1998
155
549
79
138
29
5
20
67
81
7
3
5
645
237
54
5
3
3
14
.251
.353
.432
.785
88
8.2
.346
106
4.8
20Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
129
1998
TOT
133
459
44
100
18
0
19
58
45
1
0
2
506
175
37
0
1
1
12
.218
.289
.381
.670
48
-15
.296
80
-12.5
21Andruw Jones
A. Jones
129
1998
159
582
89
158
33
8
31
90
40
4
27
4
631
300
72
1
4
8
10
.271
.321
.515
.836
89
11.2
.353
113
10.3
22Mike Stanley
M. Stanley
129
1998
TOT
145
497
74
127
25
0
29
79
82
7
3
1
593
239
54
0
7
5
12
.256
.364
.481
.845
91
17.2
.366
117
13.3
23Tony Clark
T. Clark
128
1998
157
602
84
175
37
0
34
103
63
3
3
3
673
314
71
0
5
5
16
.291
.358
.522
.880
109
25.6
.377
124
20.8
24Kevin Young
K. Young
127
1998
159
592
88
160
40
2
27
108
44
11
15
7
656
285
69
0
9
1
20
.270
.328
.481
.809
91
9.3
.348
108
6.7
25Derek Bell
D. Bell
126
1998
156
630
111
198
41
2
22
108
51
4
13
3
695
309
65
0
10
0
14
.314
.364
.490
.855
109
22.8
.371
130
26.1
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