Active batters with over 1,400 K 's ( through September 19 , 2012 ) : # Jim Thome – 2,534 # Alex Rodriguez – 2,019 # Adam Dunn – 2,007 # Bobby Abreu – 1,818 # Andruw Jones – 1,746 # Derek Jeter – 1,735 # Alfonso Soriano - 1,569 # Jason Giambi - 1,503 # Carlos Pena - 1,463 # Torii Hunter - 1,423 # Chipper Jones - 1,405 # Scott Rolen - 1,402 < ! -- next on the listDavid Ortiz - 1,386Carlos Beltrán - 1,329Adrián Beltré - 1,294Ryan Howard - 1,294Brandon Inge - 1,274Paul Konerko - 1,260Johnny Damon - 1,257Lance Berkman - 1,248
By September 19 , 2012 , Alex Rodriguez had made 2,019 strikeouts ; Adam Dunn , 2,007 , Derek Jeter , 1,735 ; Alfonso Soriano . 1,569 ; Jason Giambi , 1,503 ; Carlos Pena , 1,463 ; Torii Hunter , 1,423 ; Chipper Jones , 1,405 ; Carlos Beltrán , 1,329 ; Adrián Beltré , 1,294 ; Ryan Howard , 1,294 ; and Paul Konerko , 1,260 .