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Statistic Description: Strikeouts
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | 2548 | L |
| 2. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 2032 | R |
| 3. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | 2031 | L |
| 4. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 1819 | L |
| 5. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 1813 | R |
| 6. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 1748 | R |
| 7. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 1743 | R |
| 8. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 1576 | R |
| 9. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | 1504 | L |
| 10. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | 1474 | L |
| 11. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 1434 | R |
| 12. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 1410 | R |
| 13. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 1409 | B |
| 14. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | 1386 | L |
| 15. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 1337 | B |
| 16. | Ryan Howard (9, 32) | 1306 | L |
| 17. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 1301 | R |
| 18. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 1274 | R |
| 19. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | 1266 | R |
| 20. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 1257 | L |
| 21. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 1248 | B |
| 22. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 1187 | L |
| 23. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 1154 | R |
| 24. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 1152 | R |
| 25. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 1138 | R |
| 26. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 1123 | B |
| 27. | Mark Reynolds (6, 28) | 1122 | R |
| 28. | Russell Branyan (14, 36) | 1118 | L |
| 29. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 1107 | R |
| 30. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 1098 | L |
| 31. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 1088 | L |
| 32. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 1087 | B |
| 33. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 1084 | R |
| 34. | Nick Swisher (9, 31) | 1070 | B |
| 35. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 1060 | R |
| 36. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 1054 | R |
| 37. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | 1040 | R |
| 38. | Adam LaRoche (9, 32) | 1035 | L |
| 39. | Miguel Olivo (11, 33) | 1025 | R |
| 40. | B.J. Upton (8, 27) | 1020 | R |
| 41. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 1015 | L |
| 42. | David Wright (9, 29) | 1009 | R |
| 43. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 985 | R |
| 44. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 984 | R |
| 45. | Bill Hall (11, 32) | 971 | R |
| 46. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 952 | B |
| 47. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 944 | R |
| 48. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 937 | L |
| Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 937 | R | |
| 50. | Corey Patterson (12, 32) | 933 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | Bats |
| 51. | Eric Hinske (11, 34) | 932 | L |
| 52. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 924 | R |
| Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | 924 | R | |
| 54. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 907 | L |
| 55. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 903 | B |
| 56. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | 897 | L |
| 57. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 894 | L |
| 58. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 890 | L |
| Austin Kearns (11, 32) | 890 | R | |
| 60. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | 883 | R |
| Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 883 | R | |
| 62. | Ty Wigginton (11, 34) | 872 | R |
| 63. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | 863 | L |
| 64. | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 849 | R |
| 65. | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | 845 | R |
| 66. | Matt Kemp (7, 27) | 843 | R |
| 67. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 839 | L |
| 68. | Jonny Gomes (10, 31) | 830 | R |
| 69. | John Buck (9, 31) | 829 | R |
| Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | 829 | L | |
| 71. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 825 | B |
| 72. | Jack Cust (10, 33) | 819 | L |
| 73. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | 817 | B |
| 74. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 816 | L |
| 75. | Chris Young (7, 28) | 814 | R |
| 76. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 813 | L |
| 77. | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | 806 | R |
| 78. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 797 | R |
| 79. | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | 796 | L |
| 80. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 780 | R |
| 81. | Corey Hart (9, 30) | 775 | R |
| 82. | Ryan Ludwick (10, 33) | 765 | R |
| 83. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 759 | L |
| 84. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 747 | B |
| 85. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | 741 | L |
| 86. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 739 | R |
| 87. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 734 | R |
| 88. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 732 | L |
| 89. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 727 | R |
| 90. | Jose Bautista (9, 31) | 724 | R |
| 91. | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | 722 | R |
| 92. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 704 | R |
| 93. | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | 702 | R |
| 94. | Cody Ross (9, 31) | 700 | R |
| 95. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 699 | L |
| 96. | Justin Upton (6, 24) | 694 | R |
| 97. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 689 | R |
| Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 689 | L | |
| 99. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | 688 | R |
| 100. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 686 | R |
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