Random thought: could Justin Upton end up with the most K's ever?

[jsnpritchett]

I guess I'd never paid attention to how frequently he struck out.  He'll end this season with somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,710-1,715 Ks, assuming he plays most of the rest of the way (don't know how serious the concussion is). The career record is Reggie Jackson's 2,597.  Upton just turned 31 last week and has averaged over 160 K a year over the last 6 seasons.

Anyway, just a random early-morning observation.

[Stradling]

Wow, I would have never guessed that.  It’s totally possible he could until Gallo puts in 12 year career.

[arch stanton]

The last 2 holders of that record are HoFers (Mantle, Jackson) and it'll take a steady and productive player to break it. Would be fun to say that both the career strike out record and career GIDP record were broken in an Angels uni

[tdawg87]

He'll break it and then Trout will break his record in 10 years.

[arch stanton]

Another fun fact about Upton. He's the active career leader in outfield errors with 80

[wopphil]

He is already number 38 on the all time list. Over a full season, he is a lock for 160+. If he stays healthy the next 4 years, he is probably good for 650 to 700 more, which would put him somewhere near Adam Dunn for third place all time (with 2379). He probably need another two seasons after that to catch Reggie, which might be hard to do given his age.

[jsnpritchett]

12 minutes ago, wopphil said:

He is already number 38 on the all time list. Over a full season, he is a lock for 160+. If he stays healthy the next 4 years, he is probably good for 650 to 700 more, which would put him somewhere near Adam Dunn for third place all time (with 2379). He probably need another two seasons after that to catch Reggie, which might be hard to do given his age.

Upton will only be 35 when the contract ends. 

[jsnpritchett]

44 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

He'll break it and then Trout will break his record in 10 years.

Giancarlo Stanton is young enough and good enough in other areas to last long enough to surpass Reggie, too, assuming he stays healthy.

[AngelsLakersFan]

There is a good chance that Upton passes Jackson only to be over taken by someone else. Reggie's record is almost sure to fall in the coming decade.

[tdawg87]

I just hope Justin doesn't end up with 3 K's.

[Broad Street]

He won't pass it if he keeps getting concussions when there wasn't any head contact.

[Pujols4MVP]

What about Aaron Judge ? In only 99 games this year he has 137Ks.

If he were to play 152 games every year he'd average 200K+ every season which would get him up there on the list fast.