List of Major League Baseball career strikeouts by batters leaders information
Reggie Jackson, the all-time leader in strikeouts by a batter
This list is for batters. For career strikeouts by pitchers, see List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders
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.
^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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