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1883 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Boston Beaneaters led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1883, with 5.63, 1.51 ahead of the Cleveland Blues. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.73.

Led the NL in 1883 Boston Beaneaters 98 games
5.63 Strikeouts / 9 1.51 clear of Cleveland Blues
# Team G K/9
1 Boston Beaneaters 98 5.63
2 Cleveland Blues 100 4.12
3 Providence Grays 98 3.89
4 Buffalo Bisons 98 3.79
NL average 3.73
5 New York Gothams 98 3.36
6 Detroit Wolverines 101 3.26
7 Chicago White Stockings 98 3.12
8 Philadelphia Quakers 99 2.63

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.