1871 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Cleveland Forest Citys led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1871, with 1.20, 0.29 ahead of the Fort Wayne Kekiongas. The average across 9 MLB teams is 0.71.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Cleveland Forest Citys
29 games
1.20
Strikeouts / 9
0.29 clear of Fort Wayne Kekiongas
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 0.91 |
| 3 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 0.79 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 0.75 |
| MLB average | 0.71 | |||
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 0.68 |
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 0.58 |
| 8 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 0.43 |
| 9 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 0.41 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.