most strikeouts from june 20, 1978 to september 28, 2002

Between June 20, 1978 and September 28, 2002, Jose Canseco had the most strikeouts, with 1,942 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player from June 20, 1978 to september 28, 2002
NAMESOGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Jose 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
64
178
.266
.353
.515
.867
2Andres Galarraga
A. Galarraga
1,939
2,140
7,814
1,158
2,248
429
32
386
1,381
564
175
127
78
8,612
3,899
847
1
58
105
168
.288
.347
.499
.846
3Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
1,832
1,874
7,023
1,213
1,954
297
43
498
1,345
737
47
233
105
7,886
3,831
838
17
62
135
153
.278
.348
.545
.893
4Fred McGriff
F. McGriff
1,797
2,347
8,388
1,310
2,403
424
24
478
1,503
1,265
38
72
38
9,764
4,309
926
2
71
165
218
.286
.380
.514
.893
5Chili 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
6Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
1,678
3,050
10,889
2,288
3,040
509
66
295
1,110
2,179
97
1,403
335
13,262
4,566
870
30
67
61
172
.279
.402
.419
.821
7Dale Murphy
D. Murphy
1,676
2,085
7,616
1,165
2,030
333
37
391
1,219
957
26
155
64
8,662
3,610
761
5
58
158
201
.267
.348
.474
.822
8Gary 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
9Mark 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
10Devon White
D. White
1,526
1,941
7,344
1,125
1,934
378
71
208
846
541
87
346
98
8,080
3,078
657
61
47
32
98
.263
.319
.419
.739
11Greg Vaughn
G. Vaughn
1,500
1,709
6,066
1,009
1,468
281
23
352
1,067
857
37
121
59
7,024
2,851
656
11
53
54
101
.242
.337
.470
.807
12Tony Phillips
T. Phillips
1,499
2,161
7,617
1,300
2,023
360
50
160
819
1,319
42
177
114
9,110
2,963
570
69
63
44
127
.266
.374
.389
.763
13Lance Parrish
L. Parrish
1,497
1,945
6,918
831
1,750
298
26
316
1,051
602
37
28
37
7,638
3,048
640
23
58
62
190
.253
.314
.441
.754
14Ray Lankford
R. Lankford
1,495
1,609
5,547
932
1,510
342
53
232
852
799
34
256
115
6,439
2,654
627
10
49
64
72
.272
.364
.478
.843
15Juan Samuel
J. Samuel
1,442
1,720
6,081
873
1,578
287
102
161
703
440
74
396
143
6,664
2,552
550
27
42
38
81
.259
.315
.420
.735
16Harold Baines
H. Baines
1,441
2,830
9,908
1,299
2,866
488
49
384
1,628
1,062
14
34
34
11,092
4,604
921
9
99
187
298
.289
.356
.465
.820
17Rob Deer
R. Deer
1,409
1,155
3,881
578
853
148
13
230
600
575
32
43
31
4,512
1,717
391
2
22
27
38
.220
.324
.442
.766
18Jay Buhner
J. Buhner
1,406
1,472
5,013
797
1,273
233
19
310
965
792
56
6
24
5,927
2,474
562
12
54
41
123
.254
.359
.494
.852
19Mo Vaughn
M. Vaughn
1,405
1,484
5,450
850
1,604
268
10
324
1,048
711
106
30
18
6,311
2,864
602
0
44
142
133
.294
.384
.526
.909
20Jay Bell
J. Bell
1,405
1,991
7,282
1,112
1,942
393
67
195
857
831
55
91
60
8,383
3,054
655
158
57
24
161
.267
.344
.419
.763
21Ron Gant
R. Gant
1,402
1,815
6,408
1,076
1,645
302
50
320
1,004
768
32
243
102
7,276
3,007
672
12
56
38
97
.257
.337
.469
.806
22Eric Davis
E. Davis
1,398
1,626
5,321
938
1,430
239
26
282
934
740
33
349
66
6,147
2,567
547
3
50
59
112
.269
.359
.482
.841
23Joe Carter
J. Carter
1,387
2,189
8,422
1,170
2,184
432
53
396
1,445
527
90
231
66
9,154
3,910
881
10
105
86
133
.259
.306
.464
.771
24Eddie Murray
E. Murray
1,380
2,802
10,478
1,512
3,016
521
32
464
1,789
1,263
16
108
40
11,877
4,993
1,017
1
119
214
283
.288
.362
.477
.838
25Jim Thome
J. Thome
1,376
1,376
4,637
917
1,331
259
20
334
926
997
42
18
14
5,720
2,632
613
1
43
86
86
.287
.414
.568
.982
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
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