The only other active player with 2,000+ strikeouts is CC Sabathia at # 61 with 2,017.The Top 10 Major League Baseball career strikeout-per-nine innings leaders ( since 1900 , through games of September 28 , 2011 , minimum 1,000 IP ) : Historical Leaders , K/9 at mlb.com , retrieved September 27 , 2011
CC Sabathia is an active player with less than 2,050 strikeouts and is 61st in the list of players with over 2,000 strikeouts .