In baseball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It means the batter is out, unless the third strike is not caught by the catcher and the batter reaches first base safely as a result. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is usually denoted by the letter K, or sometimes by the initialism SO.[1]
- This list is for batters. For career strikeouts by pitchers, see List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders
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 strike out over 2,000 times.
Key
editRank | 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. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
edit- Stats updated as of June 24, 2024.
Rank | Player (2024 Ks) | K |
---|---|---|
51 | Reggie Sanders | 1,614 |
52 | Gary Gaetti | 1,602 |
53 | Mark McGwire | 1,596 |
54 | Freddie Freeman (54) | 1,589 |
55 | Shin-Soo Choo | 1,579 |
56 | Carlos Peña | 1,577 |
57 | Jay Bruce | 1,572 |
Jason Giambi | 1,572 | |
59 | Lee May | 1,570 |
60 | Pat Burrell | 1,564 |
61 | Melvin Upton Jr. | 1,561 |
62 | Jeff Bagwell* | 1,558 |
63 | Dick Allen | 1,556 |
64 | Ray Lankford | 1,550 |
Willie McCovey* | 1,550 | |
66 | Barry Bonds | 1,539 |
67 | Dave Parker | 1,537 |
68 | Alex Gordon | 1,535 |
69 | Frank Robinson* | 1,532 |
70 | Lance Parrish | 1,527 |
Eugenio Suárez (85) | 1,527 | |
72 | Willie Mays* | 1,526 |
Devon White | 1,526 | |
74 | Jeff Kent | 1,522 |
75 | Eddie Murray* | 1,516 |
76 | Rick Monday | 1,513 |
Greg Vaughn | 1,513 | |
78 | Andre Dawson* | 1,509 |
79 | Tony Phillips | 1,499 |
80 | Greg Luzinski | 1,495 |
81 | Eddie Mathews* | 1,487 |
82 | Mike Trout (27) | 1,485 |
83 | Iván Rodríguez* | 1,474 |
84 | Mike Napoli | 1,468 |
85 | Bryce Harper (68) | 1,463 |
86 | Frank Howard | 1,460 |
87 | Jorge Posada | 1,453 |
88 | Jhonny Peralta | 1,450 |
Jayson Werth | 1,450 | |
90 | Jay Bell | 1,443 |
91 | Jack Clark | 1,442 |
Juan Samuel | 1,442 | |
93 | Harold Baines* | 1,441 |
Mark Teixeira | 1,441 | |
95 | Mo Vaughn | 1,429 |
96 | Jimmy Wynn | 1,427 |
97 | Edwin Encarnación | 1,426 |
98 | Jim Rice* | 1,423 |
99 | Nick Castellanos (74) | 1,419 |
George Foster | 1,419 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts". Baseball-Reference.com.
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