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The following is the current leaderboard for career strikeouts in KBO League Korean baseball.
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The following is the current leaderboard for career strikeouts in KBO League Korean baseball.
| Rank | Player | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song Jin-woo | 2048 |
| 2 | Lee Kang-chul | 1749 |
| 3 | Sun Dong-yeol | 1698 |
| 4 | Jung Min-cheul | 1661 |
| 5 | Yang Hyeon-jong | 1562 (38) |
| 6 | Lim Chang-yong | 1474 |
| 7 | Kim Kwang-hyun | 1456 (0) |
| 8 | Bae Young-soo | 1436 |
| 9 | Park Myung-hwan | 1421 |
| 10 | Cha Woo-chan | 1387 (37) |
| 11 | Kim Soo-kyung | 1370 |
| 12 | Yun Sung-hwan | 1353 (0) |
| 13 | Jang Won-jun | 1344 (0) |
| 14 | Han Yong-deok | 1342 |
| 14 | Chung Min-tae | 1278 |
| 16 | Kim Won-hyeong | 1246 |
| 17 | Ryu Hyun-jin | 1238 (0) |
| 18 | Kim Sang-jin | 1237 |
| 19 | Lee Sang-mok | 1231 |
| 20 | Song Seung-jun | 1225 (12) |
| 21 | Koo Dae-sung | 1221 |
| 22 | Ju Hyeong-kwang | 1209 |
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