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most career strikeouts by a player through september 5, 2020| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Jackson | 2,596 | 2,820 | 9,864 | 1,551 | 2,584 | 463 | 49 | 563 | 1,702 | 1,376 | 96 | 228 | 115 | 11,417 | 4,834 | 1,075 | 13 | 68 | 164 | 183 | .262 | .356 | .490 | .846 |
| 2 |  | J. Thome | 2,548 | 2,543 | 8,422 | 1,583 | 2,328 | 451 | 26 | 612 | 1,699 | 1,747 | 69 | 19 | 20 | 10,313 | 4,667 | 1,089 | 1 | 74 | 173 | 165 | .276 | .402 | .554 | .956 |
| 3 |  | A. Dunn | 2,379 | 2,001 | 6,883 | 1,097 | 1,631 | 334 | 10 | 462 | 1,168 | 1,317 | 86 | 63 | 25 | 8,328 | 3,371 | 806 | 2 | 40 | 122 | 100 | .237 | .364 | .490 | .854 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | A. Rodriguez | 2,287 | 2,784 | 10,566 | 2,021 | 3,115 | 548 | 31 | 696 | 2,086 | 1,338 | 176 | 329 | 76 | 12,207 | 5,813 | 1,275 | 16 | 111 | 97 | 261 | .295 | .380 | .550 | .930 |
| 6 | | 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 | 178 | .288 | .347 | .499 | .846 |
| 7 | | 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 | 64 | 178 | .266 | .353 | .515 | .867 |
| 8 | | W. Stargell | 1,936 | 2,360 | 7,927 | 1,195 | 2,232 | 423 | 55 | 475 | 1,540 | 937 | 79 | 17 | 16 | 9,027 | 4,190 | 953 | 9 | 75 | 227 | 144 | .282 | .360 | .529 | .889 |
| 9 | | M. Reynolds | 1,927 | 1,688 | 5,432 | 794 | 1,283 | 253 | 14 | 298 | 871 | 707 | 56 | 64 | 31 | 6,243 | 2,458 | 565 | 3 | 45 | 26 | 117 | .236 | .328 | .453 | .780 |
| 10 | | C. Granderson | 1,916 | 2,057 | 7,236 | 1,217 | 1,800 | 346 | 95 | 344 | 937 | 924 | 67 | 153 | 50 | 8,306 | 3,368 | 785 | 30 | 49 | 31 | 64 | .249 | .337 | .465 | .803 |
| 11 | | M. Cameron | 1,901 | 1,955 | 6,839 | 1,064 | 1,700 | 383 | 59 | 278 | 968 | 867 | 87 | 297 | 83 | 7,884 | 3,035 | 720 | 31 | 60 | 19 | 114 | .249 | .338 | .444 | .782 |
| 12 |  | M. Schmidt | 1,883 | 2,404 | 8,352 | 1,506 | 2,234 | 408 | 59 | 548 | 1,595 | 1,507 | 79 | 174 | 91 | 10,062 | 4,404 | 1,015 | 16 | 108 | 201 | 156 | .267 | .380 | .527 | .908 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | 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 | 264 | .279 | .341 | .463 | .804 |
| 15 | | C. Davis | 1,851 | 1,416 | 4,975 | 707 | 1,160 | 228 | 5 | 295 | 780 | 555 | 58 | 19 | 11 | 5,627 | 2,283 | 528 | 1 | 38 | 50 | 62 | .233 | .315 | .459 | .774 |
| 16 | | R. Howard | 1,843 | 1,572 | 5,707 | 848 | 1,475 | 277 | 21 | 382 | 1,194 | 709 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 6,530 | 2,940 | 680 | 0 | 55 | 154 | 116 | .258 | .343 | .515 | .859 |
| 17 | | B. Abreu | 1,840 | 2,425 | 8,480 | 1,453 | 2,470 | 574 | 59 | 288 | 1,363 | 1,476 | 33 | 400 | 128 | 10,081 | 4,026 | 921 | 7 | 85 | 115 | 165 | .291 | .395 | .475 | .870 |
| 18 |  | D. Jeter | 1,840 | 2,747 | 11,195 | 1,923 | 3,465 | 544 | 66 | 260 | 1,311 | 1,082 | 170 | 358 | 97 | 12,602 | 4,921 | 870 | 97 | 58 | 39 | 287 | .310 | .377 | .440 | .817 |
| 19 |  | J. Upton | 1,829 | 1,724 | 6,303 | 1,000 | 1,669 | 335 | 38 | 303 | 951 | 736 | 70 | 147 | 58 | 7,168 | 2,989 | 676 | 3 | 56 | 49 | 126 | .265 | .345 | .474 | .820 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 |  | M. Ramirez | 1,813 | 2,302 | 8,244 | 1,544 | 2,574 | 547 | 20 | 555 | 1,831 | 1,329 | 109 | 38 | 33 | 9,774 | 4,826 | 1,122 | 2 | 90 | 216 | 243 | .312 | .411 | .585 | .996 |
| 22 | | A. Soriano | 1,803 | 1,975 | 7,750 | 1,152 | 2,095 | 481 | 31 | 412 | 1,159 | 496 | 86 | 289 | 84 | 8,395 | 3,874 | 924 | 9 | 54 | 68 | 123 | .270 | .319 | .500 | .819 |
| 23 | | C. Beltran | 1,795 | 2,586 | 9,768 | 1,582 | 2,725 | 565 | 78 | 435 | 1,587 | 1,084 | 51 | 312 | 49 | 11,031 | 4,751 | 1,078 | 18 | 110 | 104 | 203 | .279 | .350 | .486 | .837 |
| 24 |  | M. Cabrera | 1,791 | 2,437 | 9,085 | 1,445 | 2,849 | 580 | 17 | 482 | 1,715 | 1,150 | 64 | 38 | 21 | 10,390 | 4,909 | 1,079 | 5 | 86 | 234 | 320 | .314 | .391 | .540 | .932 |
| 25 |  | 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 |
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