most strikeouts from may 18, 1987 to june 26, 2025

Between May 18, 1987 and June 26, 2025, Jim Thome had the most strikeouts, with 2,548 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts by a player From May 18, 1987 to June 26, 2025
NAMESOGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Jim Thome
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
2Adam Dunn
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
3Sammy 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
4Alex Rodriguez
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
5Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
2,105
2,797
10,356
1,551
3,174
627
17
511
1,881
1,258
74
40
21
11,796
5,368
1,155
5
103
238
364
.306
.382
.518
.901
6Giancarlo Stanton
G. Stanton
1,972
1,657
6,051
908
1,559
306
11
429
1,105
780
53
42
15
6,923
3,174
746
0
39
88
154
.258
.346
.525
.870
7Justin Upton
J. Upton
1,971
1,845
6,721
1,058
1,754
350
38
325
1,003
785
78
151
59
7,646
3,155
713
3
59
49
142
.261
.342
.469
.812
8Paul Goldschmidt
P. Goldschmidt
1,936
2,006
7,404
1,252
2,138
461
24
370
1,219
1,074
51
174
35
8,585
3,757
855
0
56
119
170
.289
.380
.507
.888
9Mark Reynolds
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
10Nelson Cruz
N. Cruz
1,916
2,055
7,501
1,090
2,053
372
15
464
1,325
738
86
84
32
8,387
3,847
851
2
60
78
179
.274
.343
.513
.856
11Curtis Granderson
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
12Mike Cameron
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
13Andres Galarraga
A. Galarraga
1,884
2,095
7,582
1,129
2,190
418
32
385
1,355
538
171
120
74
8,346
3,827
835
0
55
97
168
.289
.347
.505
.852
14Fred McGriff
F. McGriff
1,859
2,433
8,678
1,334
2,470
437
24
491
1,541
1,290
39
69
38
10,080
4,428
952
2
71
168
225
.285
.377
.510
.887
15Chris Davis
C. Davis
1,852
1,417
4,978
707
1,160
228
5
295
780
555
58
19
11
5,630
2,283
528
1
38
50
62
.233
.315
.459
.774
16Ryan Howard
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
17Bobby Abreu
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
18Derek Jeter
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
19Andrew McCutchen
A. McCutchen
1,834
2,198
8,124
1,264
2,217
442
50
327
1,123
1,145
94
220
89
9,440
3,740
819
3
74
70
139
.273
.366
.460
.827
20Manny Ramirez
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
21Alfonso Soriano
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
22Carlos Beltran
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
23Ken 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
24Craig 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
25David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
1,750
2,408
8,640
1,419
2,472
632
19
541
1,768
1,319
38
17
9
10,091
4,765
1,192
2
92
209
236
.286
.380
.552
.931
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