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Reggie Jackson, the all-time leader in strikeouts by a batter
In baseball , a strikeout (or strike-out ) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat (i.e. the batter fails to hit the ball in three successive pitches). It usually means the batter is out . A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters , and is denoted by K .[1]
Reggie Jackson [2] [3] [4] holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597.[5] Jim Thome [6] (2,548), Adam Dunn [7] (2,379), Sammy Sosa [8] (2,306), Alex Rodriguez [9] (2,287), Miguel Cabrera [10] (2,105), and Andrés Galarraga [11] (2,003) are the only other hitters to strikeout over 2,000 times.
Giancarlo Stanton, 22nd all-time in strikeouts by a batter.
Stats updated as of the end of the 2023 season.
Rank
Player (2024 Ks)
K
1
Reggie Jackson *
2,597
2
Jim Thome *
2,548
3
Adam Dunn
2,379
4
Sammy Sosa
2,306
5
Alex Rodriguez
2,287
6
Miguel Cabrera
2,105
7
Andrés Galarraga
2,003
8
Justin Upton
1,971
9
Jose Canseco
1,942
10
Willie Stargell *
1,936
11
Mark Reynolds
1,927
12
Nelson Cruz
1,916
Curtis Granderson
1,916
14
Mike Cameron
1,901
15
Mike Schmidt *
1,883
16
Fred McGriff *
1,882
17
Tony Pérez *
1,867
18
Chris Davis
1,852
19
Ryan Howard
1,843
20
Bobby Abreu
1,840
Derek Jeter *
1,840
22
Giancarlo Stanton (0)
1,820
23
Dave Kingman
1,816
24
Manny Ramírez
1,813
25
Alfonso Soriano
1,803
26
Carlos Beltrán
1,795
27
Ken Griffey Jr. *
1,779
28
Bobby Bonds
1,757
29
Craig Biggio *
1,753
30
David Ortiz *
1,750
31
Andruw Jones
1,748
Dale Murphy
1,748
33
Carlos Delgado
1,745
34
Torii Hunter
1,741
35
Adrián Beltré *
1,732
36
Lou Brock *
1,730
37
Jim Edmonds
1,729
38
Mickey Mantle *
1,710
39
Paul Goldschmidt (0)
1,706
40
Harmon Killebrew *
1,699
41
Chili Davis
1,698
42
Dwight Evans
1,697
43
Evan Longoria (0)
1,696
44
Rickey Henderson *
1,694
45
Dave Winfield *
1,686
46
Andrew McCutchen (0)
1,642
47
Matt Kemp
1,641
48
Joey Votto (0)
1,640
49
Derrek Lee
1,622
50
Reggie Sanders
1,614
Rank
Player (2024 Ks)
K
51
Gary Gaetti
1,602
52
Mark McGwire
1,596
53
Shin-Soo Choo
1,579
54
Carlos Peña
1,577
55
J. D. Martinez (0)
1,573
56
Jay Bruce
1,572
Jason Giambi
1,572
58
Lee May
1,569
59
Pat Burrell
1,564
60
Melvin Upton Jr.
1,561
61
Jeff Bagwell *
1,558
62
Dick Allen
1,556
63
Ray Lankford
1,550
Willie McCovey *
1,550
65
Barry Bonds
1,539
66
Dave Parker
1,537
67
Freddie Freeman (0)
1,535
Alex Gordon
1,535
69
Frank Robinson *
1,532
70
Lance Parrish
1,527
71
Willie Mays *
1,526
Devon White
1,526
73
Jeff Kent
1,522
74
Eddie Murray *
1,516
75
Rick Monday
1,513
Greg Vaughn
1,513
77
Andre Dawson *
1,509
78
Tony Phillips
1,499
79
Greg Luzinski
1,495
80
Eddie Mathews *
1,487
81
Iván Rodríguez *
1,474
82
Mike Napoli
1,468
83
Frank Howard
1,460
84
Mike Trout (0)
1,458
85
Jorge Posada
1,453
86
Jhonny Peralta
1,450
Jayson Werth
1,450
88
Jay Bell
1,443
89
Jack Clark
1,442
Juan Samuel
1,442
Eugenio Suárez (0)
1,442
92
Harold Baines *
1,441
Mark Teixeira
1,441
94
Mo Vaughn
1,429
95
Jimmy Wynn
1,427
96
Edwin Encarnación
1,426
97
Jim Rice *
1,423
98
George Foster
1,419
99
George Scott
1,418
100
Royce Clayton
1,415
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References [ edit ]
^ Major League Baseball (2001–2009). "Baseball Basics: Abbreviations" .
^ "Reggie Jackson Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Reggie Jackson Hall of Fame Profile" . National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021 .
^ Leavengood, Ted. "Reggie Jackson Bio" . Society For American Baseball Research . Retrieved August 1, 2021 .
^ "Career Leaders For Striking Out" . Baseball Alamanc . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Jim Thome Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Adam Dunn Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Sammy Sosa Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Alex Rodriguez Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Miguel Cabrera Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved July 24, 2022 .
^ "Andrés Galarraga Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
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