Between May 12, 1959 and October 2, 1983, Reggie Jackson had the most strikeouts, with 2,105 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts by a player from May 12, 1959 to October 2, 1983| 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 | 2,105 | 2,287 | 8,124 | 1,313 | 2,176 | 393 | 44 | 478 | 1,435 | 1,118 | 85 | 216 | 107 | 9,401 | 4,091 | 915 | 12 | 62 | 134 | 140 | .268 | .360 | .504 | .863 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 | | T. Perez | 1,799 | 2,557 | 9,258 | 1,224 | 2,588 | 479 | 77 | 369 | 1,575 | 867 | 43 | 49 | 31 | 10,277 | 4,328 | 925 | 9 | 100 | 145 | 248 | .280 | .341 | .467 | .808 |
| 4 | | B. Bonds | 1,757 | 1,849 | 7,043 | 1,258 | 1,886 | 302 | 66 | 332 | 1,024 | 914 | 53 | 461 | 169 | 8,090 | 3,316 | 700 | 16 | 64 | 75 | 105 | .268 | .353 | .471 | .824 |
| 5 | | L. Brock | 1,730 | 2,616 | 10,332 | 1,610 | 3,023 | 486 | 141 | 149 | 900 | 761 | 49 | 938 | 306 | 11,235 | 4,238 | 776 | 47 | 46 | 124 | 115 | .293 | .343 | .410 | .753 |
| 6 | | H. Killebrew | 1,594 | 2,294 | 7,794 | 1,229 | 2,001 | 282 | 24 | 552 | 1,530 | 1,522 | 45 | 16 | 19 | 9,435 | 3,987 | 858 | 0 | 74 | 161 | 235 | .257 | .378 | .512 | .890 |
| 7 | | L. May | 1,569 | 2,071 | 7,609 | 959 | 2,031 | 340 | 31 | 354 | 1,244 | 487 | 49 | 39 | 35 | 8,219 | 3,495 | 725 | 9 | 65 | 85 | 221 | .267 | .313 | .459 | .772 |
| 8 | | D. Allen | 1,556 | 1,749 | 6,332 | 1,099 | 1,848 | 320 | 79 | 351 | 1,119 | 894 | 16 | 133 | 51 | 7,314 | 3,379 | 750 | 19 | 53 | 138 | 163 | .292 | .378 | .534 | .912 |
| 9 | | W. McCovey | 1,550 | 2,588 | 8,197 | 1,229 | 2,211 | 353 | 46 | 521 | 1,556 | 1,346 | 69 | 26 | 21 | 9,687 | 4,219 | 920 | 5 | 70 | 260 | 179 | .270 | .375 | .515 | .889 |
| 10 | | R. Monday | 1,498 | 1,955 | 6,088 | 946 | 1,610 | 246 | 64 | 240 | 768 | 917 | 24 | 98 | 90 | 7,105 | 2,704 | 550 | 44 | 32 | 105 | 72 | .264 | .361 | .444 | .805 |
| 11 | | D. Kingman | 1,457 | 1,492 | 4,975 | 697 | 1,169 | 182 | 24 | 342 | 907 | 469 | 42 | 77 | 43 | 5,546 | 2,425 | 548 | 14 | 46 | 55 | 99 | .235 | .304 | .487 | .791 |
| 12 | | F. Howard | 1,449 | 1,887 | 6,459 | 862 | 1,767 | 244 | 35 | 381 | 1,117 | 780 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 7,322 | 3,224 | 660 | 7 | 43 | 135 | 219 | .274 | .353 | .499 | .852 |
| 13 |  | M. Schmidt | 1,427 | 1,638 | 5,663 | 1,068 | 1,496 | 269 | 48 | 389 | 1,074 | 1,086 | 57 | 162 | 77 | 6,892 | 3,028 | 706 | 16 | 70 | 125 | 89 | .264 | .384 | .535 | .918 |
| 14 | | J. Wynn | 1,426 | 1,920 | 6,653 | 1,105 | 1,665 | 285 | 39 | 291 | 964 | 1,224 | 27 | 225 | 101 | 8,010 | 2,901 | 615 | 32 | 74 | 84 | 119 | .250 | .366 | .436 | .802 |
| 15 | | G. Scott | 1,418 | 2,034 | 7,433 | 957 | 1,992 | 306 | 60 | 271 | 1,051 | 699 | 53 | 69 | 57 | 8,269 | 3,231 | 637 | 22 | 62 | 85 | 279 | .268 | .333 | .435 | .767 |
| 16 | | G. Luzinski | 1,415 | 1,696 | 6,093 | 833 | 1,697 | 331 | 24 | 294 | 1,070 | 789 | 81 | 32 | 30 | 7,037 | 2,958 | 649 | 1 | 73 | 91 | 136 | .279 | .365 | .485 | .850 |
| 17 |  | C. Yastrzemski | 1,395 | 3,308 | 11,988 | 1,816 | 3,419 | 646 | 59 | 452 | 1,844 | 1,845 | 40 | 168 | 115 | 13,991 | 5,539 | 1,157 | 13 | 105 | 190 | 325 | .285 | .379 | .462 | .841 |
| 18 | | R. Santo | 1,343 | 2,243 | 8,144 | 1,138 | 2,254 | 365 | 67 | 342 | 1,331 | 1,108 | 38 | 35 | 41 | 9,397 | 3,779 | 774 | 13 | 94 | 94 | 256 | .277 | .362 | .464 | .826 |
| 19 | | D. Johnson | 1,318 | 1,765 | 5,941 | 705 | 1,447 | 247 | 33 | 245 | 923 | 584 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 6,619 | 2,495 | 525 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 165 | .244 | .310 | .420 | .730 |
| 20 | | W. Horton | 1,315 | 2,028 | 7,298 | 873 | 1,993 | 284 | 40 | 325 | 1,163 | 620 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 8,052 | 3,332 | 649 | 17 | 59 | 94 | 197 | .273 | .332 | .457 | .789 |
| 21 | | J. Bench | 1,278 | 2,158 | 7,658 | 1,091 | 2,048 | 381 | 24 | 389 | 1,376 | 891 | 19 | 68 | 43 | 8,669 | 3,644 | 794 | 11 | 90 | 135 | 202 | .267 | .342 | .476 | .817 |
| 22 | | F. Robinson | 1,251 | 2,333 | 8,171 | 1,501 | 2,399 | 443 | 53 | 480 | 1,540 | 1,238 | 157 | 171 | 72 | 9,661 | 4,388 | 976 | 4 | 91 | 199 | 236 | .294 | .393 | .537 | .930 |
| 23 | | B. Powell | 1,226 | 2,042 | 6,681 | 890 | 1,776 | 269 | 11 | 339 | 1,187 | 1,000 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 7,809 | 3,084 | 619 | 27 | 72 | 140 | 164 | .266 | .360 | .462 | .822 |
| 24 | | K. Singleton | 1,186 | 1,971 | 6,826 | 957 | 1,951 | 310 | 24 | 240 | 1,029 | 1,226 | 17 | 21 | 36 | 8,155 | 3,029 | 574 | 28 | 58 | 120 | 228 | .286 | .393 | .444 | .837 |
| 25 | | V. Pinson | 1,164 | 2,418 | 9,445 | 1,322 | 2,694 | 471 | 125 | 251 | 1,138 | 550 | 52 | 300 | 122 | 10,175 | 4,168 | 847 | 50 | 78 | 66 | 163 | .285 | .326 | .441 | .767 |
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