who was the fastest to 1000 strikeouts

Shawon Dunston and Jeffrey Leonard are tied for the fewest career strikeouts with 1,000+ strikeouts, with 1,000 strikeouts.

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1Shawon Dunston
S. Dunston
1,000
1,814
5,927
736
1,597
292
62
150
668
203
41
212
82
6,276
2,463
504
56
49
44
98
.269
.296
.416
.712
667
-76.5
.309
85
-111.8
2Jeffrey Leonard
J. Leonard
1,000
1,415
5,045
614
1,342
223
37
144
723
342
23
163
61
5,476
2,071
404
8
58
41
146
.266
.312
.411
.723
623
4
.319
101
6
3Brandon Lowe
B. Lowe
1,001
890
3,222
507
805
155
13
190
539
342
39
35
5
3,629
1,556
358
0
26
8
37
.250
.327
.483
.810
527
91.5
.346
123
101.7
4Steve Garvey
S. Garvey
1,003
2,332
8,835
1,143
2,599
440
43
272
1,308
479
29
83
62
9,466
3,941
755
33
90
113
251
.294
.329
.446
.775
1221
171.9
.342
116
173.2
5Randy Arozarena
R. Arozarena
1,005
949
3,463
558
883
191
11
144
466
391
122
154
57
4,002
1,528
346
0
26
10
71
.255
.349
.441
.790
576
100.8
.345
128
132
6Hubie Brooks
H. Brooks
1,005
1,645
5,974
656
1,608
290
31
149
824
387
38
64
56
6,476
2,407
470
12
65
62
163
.269
.315
.403
.717
724
-3.6
.317
99
-8.9
7Amos Otis
A. Otis
1,008
1,998
7,299
1,092
2,020
374
66
193
1,007
757
33
341
93
8,246
3,105
633
54
103
53
158
.277
.343
.425
.768
1073
172.2
.345
115
132.8
8Randy Winn
R. Winn
1,010
1,717
6,186
863
1,759
367
59
110
662
526
53
215
84
6,878
2,574
536
58
55
23
98
.284
.343
.416
.759
861
17.8
.333
100
0.3
9Larry Doby
L. Doby
1,011
1,533
5,348
960
1,515
243
52
253
970
871
38
47
12
6,302
2,621
548
20
25
19
97
.283
.386
.490
.876
1045
312
.396
137
289.3
10Justin Turner
J. Turner
1,012
1,758
5,709
811
1,617
354
9
201
832
589
136
47
13
6,502
2,592
564
5
63
18
146
.283
.360
.454
.814
963
197.8
.352
125
196.1
11Keith Hernandez
K. Hernandez
1,012
2,088
7,370
1,124
2,182
426
60
162
1,071
1,070
32
98
63
8,553
3,214
648
10
71
130
161
.296
.384
.436
.821
1270
305.9
.365
130
299.4
12George Hendrick
G. Hendrick
1,013
2,048
7,129
941
1,980
343
27
267
1,111
567
22
59
47
7,825
3,178
637
21
86
77
211
.278
.329
.446
.775
1018
148.9
.343
115
137.2
13Robbie Grossman
R. Grossman
1,014
1,213
3,891
524
943
204
15
93
431
590
34
67
27
4,561
1,456
312
14
32
8
55
.242
.345
.374
.719
553
14.2
.319
102
11.9
14Joe Morgan
J. Morgan
1,015
2,649
9,277
1,650
2,517
449
96
268
1,133
1,865
40
689
162
11,329
3,962
813
51
96
76
105
.271
.392
.427
.819
1717
490
.372
135
447.2
15Kenny Lofton
K. Lofton
1,016
2,103
8,120
1,528
2,428
383
116
130
781
945
32
622
160
9,234
3,433
629
72
65
43
111
.299
.372
.423
.794
1303
163.2
.352
109
111.9
16John Olerud
J. Olerud
1,016
2,234
7,592
1,139
2,239
500
13
255
1,230
1,275
88
11
14
9,063
3,530
768
12
96
157
232
.295
.398
.465
.863
1466
356.3
.377
130
342.8
17Khris Davis
K. Davis
1,017
980
3,394
506
820
164
9
221
590
328
48
18
5
3,804
1,665
394
0
34
10
99
.242
.314
.491
.805
524
77.4
.342
117
74.3
18Ken Boyer
K. Boyer
1,017
2,034
7,455
1,104
2,143
318
68
282
1,141
713
20
105
77
8,268
3,443
668
17
63
97
185
.287
.349
.462
.810
1178
264.1
.355
116
157.9
19Phil Nevin
P. Nevin
1,019
1,217
4,188
584
1,131
209
6
208
743
449
30
18
5
4,703
1,976
423
3
33
30
112
.270
.343
.472
.814
663
75
.350
112
77.5
20Al Kaline
A. Kaline
1,020
2,834
10,116
1,622
3,007
498
75
399
1,582
1,277
55
137
65
11,597
4,852
972
45
104
131
271
.297
.376
.480
.855
1825
555.2
.378
134
453.6
21Carl Everett
C. Everett
1,021
1,405
4,809
707
1,304
258
26
202
792
442
87
107
54
5,395
2,220
486
15
42
39
83
.271
.341
.462
.802
740
67.1
.346
107
54.2
22Chris Iannetta
C. Iannetta
1,024
1,197
3,563
449
820
181
11
141
502
576
69
11
10
4,253
1,446
333
9
36
29
83
.230
.345
.406
.751
535
40.2
.331
100
-1.3
23Chet Lemon
C. Lemon
1,024
1,988
6,868
973
1,875
396
61
215
884
749
151
58
76
7,872
3,038
672
50
54
46
174
.273
.355
.442
.797
1115
229.1
.356
122
202.2
24Darrell Porter
D. Porter
1,025
1,782
5,539
765
1,369
237
48
188
826
905
45
39
37
6,570
2,266
473
18
63
106
102
.247
.354
.409
.763
851
118.8
.342
113
99.8
25Rod Carew
R. Carew
1,028
2,469
9,315
1,424
3,053
445
112
92
1,015
1,018
25
353
187
10,550
3,998
649
128
64
144
216
.328
.393
.429
.822
1576
435.7
.369
132
379.9
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