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1882 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Boston Red Caps led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1882, with 4.23, 0.21 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.21.

Led the NL in 1882 Boston Red Caps 85 games
4.23 Strikeouts / 9 0.21 clear of Detroit Wolverines
# Team G K/9
1 Boston Red Caps 85 4.23
2 Detroit Wolverines 86 4.02
3 Buffalo Bisons 84 3.50
4 Chicago White Stockings 84 3.29
5 Providence Grays 84 3.27
NL average 3.21
6 Cleveland Blues 84 2.78
7 Worcester Ruby Legs 84 2.38
8 Troy Trojans 85 2.18

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.