Active batters with over 1,400 K 's ( through September 16 , 2012 ) : # Jim Thome – 2,534 # Alex Rodriguez – 2,014 # Adam Dunn – 2,004 # Bobby Abreu – 1,818 # Andruw Jones – 1,746 # Derek Jeter – 1,734 # Alfonso Soriano - 1,562 # Jason Giambi - 1,502 # Carlos Pena - 1,462 # Torii Hunter - 1,421 # Chipper Jones - 1,404 # Scott Rolen - 1,402 < ! -- next on the listDavid Ortiz - 1,386Carlos Beltrán - 1,324Adrián Beltré - 1,293Ryan Howard - 1,291Brandon Inge - 1,274Paul Konerko - 1,259Johnny Damon - 1,257Lance Berkman - 1,248
By September 16 , 2012 , Alex Rodriguez had made 2,014 strikeouts ; Adam Dunn , 2,004 , Derek Jeter , 1,734 ; Alfonso Soriano , 1,562 ; Jason Giambi , 1,502 ; Carlos Pena , 1,462 ; Torii Hunter , 1,421 ; Chipper Jones , 1,404 ; Carlos Beltrán , 1,324 ; Adrián Beltré , 1,293 ; Ryan Howard , 1,291 ; and Paul Konerko , 1,259 .