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List of Major League Baseball career strikeouts by batters leaders

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. 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]

Reggie Jackson, the all-time leader in strikeouts by a batter

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), Giancarlo Stanton[11] (2,088), Paul Goldschmidt[12] (2,028), and Andrés Galarraga[13] (2,003), are the only other hitters to strike out over 2,000 times.

Key

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RankRank amongst leaders in career strikeouts. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2026 Ks)Number of strikeouts during the 2026 Major League Baseball season.
KTotal career strikeouts.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[note 1]

List

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Giancarlo Stanton, the active leader and 7th all-time in strikeouts by a batter.
  • Stats updated as of July 3, 2026.
Rank Player (2026 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 Giancarlo Stanton (29) 2,088
8 Paul Goldschmidt (49) 2,028
9 Andrés Galarraga 2,003
10 Justin Upton 1,971
11 Jose Canseco 1,942
12 Willie Stargell* 1,936
13 Mark Reynolds 1,927
14 Nelson Cruz 1,916
Curtis Granderson 1,916
16 Andrew McCutchen (22) 1,915
17 Mike Cameron 1,901
18 Eugenio Suárez (78) 1,892
19 Mike Schmidt* 1,883
20 Fred McGriff* 1,882
21 Tony Pérez* 1,867
22 Chris Davis 1,852
23 Ryan Howard 1,843
24 Bobby Abreu 1,840
Derek Jeter* 1,840
26 Freddie Freeman (61) 1,824
27 Dave Kingman 1,816
28 Manny Ramirez 1,813
29 Alfonso Soriano 1,803
30 Carlos Beltrán* 1,795
31 Ken Griffey Jr.* 1,779
32 Bobby Bonds 1,757
33 Craig Biggio* 1,753
34 David Ortiz* 1,750
35 Andruw Jones* 1,748
Dale Murphy 1,748
37 Mike Trout (83) 1,746
38 Carlos Delgado 1,745
39 Torii Hunter 1,741
40 Adrián Beltré* 1,732
41 Lou Brock* 1,730
42 Jim Edmonds 1,729
43 Bryce Harper (72) 1,726
44 J. D. Martinez 1,714
45 Mickey Mantle* 1,710
46 Harmon Killebrew* 1,699
47 Chili Davis 1,698
48 Dwight Evans 1,697
49 Evan Longoria 1,696
50 Rickey Henderson* 1,694
Rank Player (2026 Ks) K
51 Dave Winfield* 1,686
52 Kyle Schwarber (129) 1,656
53 Nick Castellanos (34) 1,651
54 Matt Kemp 1,641
55 Joey Votto 1,640
56 Derrek Lee 1,622
57 Christian Yelich (67) 1,615
58 Reggie Sanders 1,614
59 Gary Gaetti 1,602
60 Mark McGwire 1,596
61 Shin-Soo Choo 1,579
62 Carlos Peña 1,577
63 Jay Bruce 1,572
Jason Giambi 1,572
65 Lee May 1,570
66 Pat Burrell 1,564
67 Marcell Ozuna (73) 1,563
68 Melvin Upton Jr. 1,561
69 Jeff Bagwell* 1,558
70 Dick Allen* 1,556
71 Ray Lankford 1,550
Willie McCovey* 1,550
73 Carlos Santana (8) 1,548
74 Barry Bonds 1,539
75 Dave Parker* 1,537
76 Alex Gordon 1,535
77 Frank Robinson* 1,532
78 Lance Parrish 1,527
79 Willie Mays* 1,526
Devon White 1,526
81 Jeff Kent* 1,522
82 Eddie Murray* 1,516
83 Rick Monday 1,513
Greg Vaughn 1,513
85 Manny Machado (79) 1,512
86 Andre Dawson* 1,509
87 Tony Phillips 1,499
88 Greg Luzinski 1,495
89 Eddie Mathews* 1,487
90 Iván Rodríguez* 1,474
91 Mike Napoli 1,468
92 Frank Howard 1,460
93 Jorge Posada 1,453
94 Jhonny Peralta 1,450
Jayson Werth 1,450
96 Jay Bell 1,443
97 Jack Clark 1,442
Juan Samuel 1,442
99 Harold Baines* 1,441
Aaron Judge (72) 1,441
Mark Teixeira 1,441

Notes

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

References

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  1. ↑ Major League Baseball (2001–2009). "Baseball Basics: Abbreviations".
  2. ↑ "Reggie Jackson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". 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 Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Adam Dunn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sammy Sosa Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Alex Rodriguez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Miguel Cabrera Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Giancarlo Stanton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Paul Goldschmidt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Andrés Galarraga Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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