who threw the most strikeouts from 1975 to 2010

Between the 1975 and 2010 seasons, Jim Thome had the most strikeouts, with 2,395 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jim Thome J. Thome	2,395	2,392	7,982	1,534	2,216	428	26	589	1,624	1,679	68	19	20	9,803	4,463	1,043	1	73	166	153	.278	.404	.559	.963	1852	638.1	.408	146	575.9
2	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	2,306	2,354	8,813	1,475	2,408	379	45	609	1,667	929	59	234	107	9,896	4,704	1,033	17	78	154	202	.273	.344	.534	.878	1559	345.1	.370	124	307.3
3	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	2,003	2,257	8,096	1,195	2,333	444	32	399	1,425	583	178	128	81	8,916	4,038	875	1	58	106	179	.288	.347	.499	.846	1355	286.5	.365	118	193.8
4	Jose 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
5	Fred McGriff F. McGriff	1,882	2,460	8,757	1,349	2,490	441	24	493	1,550	1,305	39	72	38	10,174	4,458	958	2	71	171	226	.284	.377	.509	.886	1678	454.1	.383	134	415.9
6	Mike Cameron M. Cameron	1,842	1,877	6,602	1,037	1,652	373	59	269	941	839	87	296	83	7,615	2,950	701	29	58	19	108	.250	.340	.447	.787	1019	76.4	.343	108	76.9
7	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	1,836	2,303	8,826	1,757	2,672	474	29	613	1,831	1,119	152	301	72	10,206	5,043	1,116	16	93	87	209	.303	.387	.571	.958	1909	647.6	.406	146	598
8	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	1,809	2,297	8,227	1,544	2,573	547	20	555	1,830	1,329	109	38	33	9,757	4,825	1,122	2	90	216	243	.313	.411	.586	.998	1932	723	.419	153	662.2
9	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	1,779	2,671	9,801	1,662	2,781	524	38	630	1,836	1,312	81	184	69	11,304	5,271	1,192	8	102	246	199	.284	.370	.538	.907	1892	521.1	.384	132	453.4
10	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	1,753	2,850	10,876	1,844	3,060	668	55	291	1,175	1,160	285	414	124	12,503	4,711	1,014	101	81	68	150	.281	.363	.433	.796	1768	248.9	.352	115	238.9
11	Dale 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
12	Carlos Delgado C. Delgado	1,745	2,035	7,283	1,241	2,038	483	18	473	1,512	1,109	172	14	8	8,657	3,976	974	0	93	186	152	.280	.383	.546	.929	1513	435.7	.391	135	394
13	Jim Edmonds J. Edmonds	1,729	2,011	6,858	1,251	1,949	437	25	393	1,199	998	49	67	50	7,980	3,615	855	10	65	91	122	.284	.376	.527	.903	1352	362.4	.385	132	326.3
14	Chili 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
15	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	1,694	3,081	10,961	2,295	3,055	510	66	297	1,115	2,190	98	1,406	335	13,346	4,588	873	30	67	61	172	.279	.401	.419	.820	2074	509.6	.372	132	507.9
16	Bobby Abreu B. Abreu	1,650	2,105	7,626	1,358	2,257	524	57	276	1,265	1,341	32	372	121	9,084	3,723	857	6	79	107	147	.296	.400	.488	.888	1535	416.4	.384	133	380.3
17	Adam Dunn A. Dunn	1,632	1,448	4,975	865	1,246	266	10	354	880	990	71	59	21	6,065	2,594	630	2	27	107	75	.250	.381	.521	.902	1019	282.8	.384	131	239.2
18	Andruw Jones A. Jones	1,615	2,025	7,176	1,150	1,840	368	36	407	1,222	834	89	152	59	8,173	3,501	811	6	68	68	187	.256	.338	.488	.826	1166	153.4	.353	111	117.6
19	Reggie Sanders R. Sanders	1,614	1,777	6,241	1,037	1,666	341	60	305	983	674	71	304	115	7,043	3,042	706	14	43	49	121	.267	.343	.487	.830	1026	157.8	.357	115	135.9
20	Gary 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
21	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	1,601	1,746	6,107	928	1,580	282	26	345	1,073	842	41	102	57	7,029	2,949	653	1	38	85	128	.259	.350	.483	.833	1052	262.3	.368	132	256.4
22	Mark 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
23	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	1,594	2,097	7,383	1,353	1,995	369	52	493	1,424	1,334	65	143	78	8,893	3,947	914	12	99	184	144	.270	.382	.535	.917	1539	539.7	.398	149	499
24	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	1,572	2,295	9,322	1,685	2,926	468	61	234	1,135	948	152	323	85	10,548	4,218	763	79	47	37	235	.314	.385	.452	.837	1641	339.2	.369	123	310.4
25	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	1,571	2,772	10,364	1,603	2,939	518	83	442	1,746	1,164	24	214	89	11,660	4,949	1,043	19	89	169	300	.284	.355	.478	.832	1725	405.7	.365	129	390.4

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

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104

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420

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969

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	49	.524
Guardians	54	52	.509	1.5
Twins	52	54	.491	3.5
Tigers	50	55	.476	5.0
Royals	44	62	.415	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 7/26	CLE	@	TBR	12:15 PM
Mon 7/27	CLE	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Tue 7/28	CLE	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Wed 7/29	CLE	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Fri 7/31	AZ	@	CLE	7:10 PM

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Final

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HR Leaders

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Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Goodman

RBI Leaders

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Abrams

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Walker

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Alvarez

Hit Leaders

133

Lopez

127

Arraez

123

Alvarez

Run Leaders

94

Wood

72

Alvarez

71

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.408

Soto

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Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.646

Alvarez

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Rice

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Goodman

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

27

Chisholm

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Burns

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

167

Cease

157

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.57

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2.07

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2.19

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0.77

Misiorowski

0.90

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K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

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Cease

11.18

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K/BB Leaders

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Schlittler

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

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Ohtani

1,547.3

Wood

1,459.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Ohtani

1,149

Wood

1,096

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61-43

60-43

59-45

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	61	43	.587
Phillies	56	49	.533	5.5
Nationals	53	52	.505	8.5
Marlins	52	53	.495	9.5
Mets	43	62	.410	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	65	39	.625
Cubs	59	45	.567	6.0
Cardinals	53	51	.510	12.0
Pirates	53	52	.505	12.5
Reds	48	55	.466	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	67	38	.638
Diamondbacks	55	50	.524	12.0
Padres	52	53	.495	15.0
Giants	44	60	.423	22.5
Rockies	42	64	.396	25.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	61	43	.587
Yankees	59	45	.567	2.0
Red Sox	53	50	.515	7.5
Orioles	51	54	.486	10.5
Blue Jays	48	57	.457	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	49	.524
Guardians	54	52	.509	1.5
Twins	52	54	.491	3.5
Tigers	50	55	.476	5.0
Royals	44	62	.415	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	53	51	.510
Astros	52	54	.491	2.0
Mariners	51	54	.486	2.5
Athletics	44	60	.423	9.0
Angels	41	64	.390	12.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 7/7	TOR	@	SFG	9-3
Wed 7/8	TOR	@	SFG	10-0
Wed 7/8	CHC	@	BAL	9-7
Wed 7/8	NYY	@	TBR	0-3
Wed 7/8	SEA	@	MIA	0-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 7/26	CLE	@	TBR	12:15 PM
Sun 7/26	CHC	@	PIT	1:35 PM
Sun 7/26	TOR	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Sun 7/26	ATL	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Sun 7/26	AZ	@	WSH	1:35 PM

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