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.

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career strikeouts. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 Ks) Number of strikeouts during the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
K Total career strikeouts.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[note 1]

List

Giancarlo Stanton, 22nd all-time in strikeouts by a batter.
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

Notes

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

  1. ^ Major League Baseball (2001–2009). "Baseball Basics: Abbreviations".
  2. ^ "Reggie Jackson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Reggie Jackson Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Leavengood, Ted. "Reggie Jackson Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Career Leaders For Striking Out". Baseball Alamanc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jim Thome Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Adam Dunn Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sammy Sosa Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Alex Rodriguez Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Miguel Cabrera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Andrés Galarraga Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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