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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Thome (21, 40) | 2487 | L |
| 2. | Alex Rodriguez (18, 35) | 1916 | R |
| 3. | Mike Cameron (17, 38) | 1901 | R |
| 4. | Manny Ramirez (19, 39) | 1813 | R |
| 5. | Adam Dunn (11, 31) | 1809 | L |
| 6. | Bobby Abreu (16, 37) | 1763 | L |
| 7. | Andruw Jones (16, 34) | 1677 | R |
| 8. | Derek Jeter (17, 37) | 1653 | R |
| 9. | Derrek Lee (15, 35) | 1622 | R |
| 10. | Pat Burrell (12, 34) | 1564 | R |
| 11. | Jason Giambi (17, 40) | 1480 | L |
| 12. | Ivan Rodriguez (21, 39) | 1474 | R |
| 13. | Jorge Posada (17, 39) | 1453 | B |
| 14. | Alfonso Soriano (13, 35) | 1423 | R |
| 15. | Chipper Jones (18, 39) | 1358 | B |
| 16. | Scott Rolen (16, 36) | 1348 | R |
| 17. | David Ortiz (15, 35) | 1335 | L |
| 18. | Torii Hunter (15, 35) | 1301 | R |
| 19. | Carlos Pena (11, 33) | 1292 | L |
| 20. | Johnny Damon (17, 37) | 1230 | L |
| 21. | Lance Berkman (13, 35) | 1229 | B |
| 22. | Adrian Beltre (14, 32) | 1219 | R |
| 23. | Jason Varitek (15, 39) | 1216 | B |
| 24. | Carlos Beltran (14, 34) | 1213 | B |
| 25. | Ryan Howard (8, 31) | 1207 | L |
| 26. | Brandon Inge (11, 34) | 1183 | R |
| Paul Konerko (15, 35) | 1183 | R | |
| 28. | Edgar Renteria (16, 34) | 1182 | R |
| 29. | J.D. Drew (14, 35) | 1137 | L |
| 30. | Alex Gonzalez (13, 34) | 1123 | R |
| 31. | Matt Stairs (19, 43) | 1122 | L |
| 32. | Raul Ibanez (16, 39) | 1120 | L |
| 33. | Russell Branyan (14, 35) | 1118 | L |
| 34. | Jason Bay (9, 32) | 1096 | R |
| 35. | Michael Young (12, 34) | 1082 | R |
| 36. | Omar Vizquel (23, 44) | 1070 | B |
| 37. | Miguel Tejada (15, 37) | 1054 | R |
| 38. | Todd Helton (15, 37) | 1044 | L |
| 39. | Mark Teixeira (9, 31) | 1040 | B |
| 40. | Casey Blake (13, 37) | 1037 | R |
| 41. | Miguel Cabrera (9, 28) | 1009 | R |
| 42. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 36) | 985 | R |
| 43. | Bill Hall (10, 31) | 964 | R |
| 44. | Mark Reynolds (5, 27) | 963 | R |
| 45. | Aramis Ramirez (14, 33) | 958 | R |
| 46. | Eric Chavez (14, 33) | 956 | L |
| 47. | Jhonny Peralta (9, 29) | 955 | R |
| 48. | Melvin Mora (13, 39) | 953 | R |
| 49. | Miguel Olivo (10, 32) | 940 | R |
| 50. | Carlos Lee (13, 35) | 935 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | Bats |
| 51. | Corey Patterson (12, 31) | 933 | L |
| 52. | Nick Swisher (8, 30) | 929 | B |
| 53. | Dan Uggla (6, 31) | 916 | R |
| 54. | Aaron Rowand (11, 33) | 914 | R |
| 55. | Felipe Lopez (11, 31) | 913 | B |
| 56. | Curtis Granderson (8, 30) | 903 | L |
| Lyle Overbay (11, 34) | 903 | L | |
| 58. | Juan Uribe (11, 31) | 900 | R |
| 59. | Adam LaRoche (8, 31) | 897 | L |
| David Wright (8, 28) | 897 | R | |
| 61. | Aubrey Huff (12, 34) | 895 | L |
| 62. | Eric Hinske (10, 33) | 891 | L |
| 63. | Jayson Werth (9, 32) | 887 | R |
| 64. | Julio Lugo (12, 35) | 876 | R |
| 65. | Carl Crawford (10, 29) | 872 | L |
| 66. | Jimmy Rollins (12, 32) | 856 | B |
| 67. | Magglio Ordonez (15, 37) | 852 | R |
| 68. | B.J. Upton (7, 26) | 851 | R |
| 69. | Travis Hafner (10, 34) | 850 | L |
| 70. | Vernon Wells (13, 32) | 848 | R |
| 71. | Rafael Furcal (12, 33) | 846 | B |
| Austin Kearns (10, 31) | 846 | R | |
| 73. | Jack Cust (10, 32) | 819 | L |
| 74. | Milton Bradley (12, 33) | 817 | B |
| 75. | Grady Sizemore (8, 28) | 816 | L |
| 76. | Adam Kennedy (13, 35) | 806 | L |
| 77. | Michael Cuddyer (11, 32) | 805 | R |
| 78. | Carlos Guillen (14, 35) | 804 | B |
| 79. | Ronnie Belliard (13, 36) | 797 | R |
| 80. | Brad Hawpe (8, 32) | 796 | L |
| 81. | Matt Holliday (8, 31) | 792 | R |
| 82. | Ty Wigginton (10, 33) | 791 | R |
| 83. | Adrian Gonzalez (8, 29) | 780 | L |
| 84. | Prince Fielder (7, 27) | 779 | L |
| 85. | Orlando Hudson (10, 33) | 774 | B |
| 86. | Chone Figgins (10, 33) | 769 | B |
| 87. | Alex Rios (8, 30) | 757 | R |
| 88. | Rickie Weeks (8, 28) | 755 | R |
| 89. | Ichiro Suzuki (11, 37) | 752 | L |
| 90. | Orlando Cabrera (15, 36) | 745 | R |
| 91. | Matt Kemp (6, 26) | 740 | R |
| 92. | Brian Roberts (11, 33) | 735 | B |
| Chris Young (6, 27) | 735 | R | |
| 94. | John Buck (8, 30) | 726 | R |
| Jeff Francoeur (7, 27) | 726 | R | |
| Jonny Gomes (9, 30) | 726 | R | |
| 97. | Mark Kotsay (15, 35) | 718 | L |
| 98. | Chase Utley (9, 32) | 716 | L |
| 99. | Albert Pujols (11, 31) | 704 | R |
| 100. | Ramon Hernandez (13, 35) | 695 | R |
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