Active batters with over 1,400 K 's ( through September 13 , 2012 ) : # Jim Thome – 2,534 # Alex Rodriguez – 2,011 # Adam Dunn – 2,003 # Bobby Abreu – 1,817 # Andruw Jones – 1,745 # Derek Jeter – 1,730 # Alfonso Soriano - 1,559 # Jason Giambi - 1,501 # Carlos Pena - 1,460 # Torii Hunter - 1,418 # Chipper Jones - 1,403 # Scott Rolen - 1,402
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 .