Active batters with over 1,400 K 's ( through September 10 , 2012 ) : # Jim Thome – 2,534 # Alex Rodriguez – 2,006 # Adam Dunn – 2,003 # Bobby Abreu – 1,817 # Andruw Jones – 1,745 # Derek Jeter – 1,729 # Alfonso Soriano - 1,557 # Jason Giambi - 1,501 # Carlos Pena - 1,458 # Torii Hunter - 1,413 # Chipper Jones - 1,403 # Scott Rolen - 1,400
By September 13 , 2012 , Alex Rodriguez had more than 2,008 strikeouts , Derek Jeter had more than 1,729 , Alfonso Soriano had more than 1,558 , Carlos Pena had more than 1,459 , Torii Hunter more than 1,415 and Scott Rolen had more than 1,401 .