1885 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1885, with 4.67, 0.13 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.84.
Led all of MLB in 1885
New York Giants
112 games
4.67
Strikeouts / 9
0.13 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 112 | 4.67 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 113 | 4.54 |
| 3 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 108 | 4.48 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 113 | 4.40 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 112 | 4.15 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 113 | 4.06 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 111 | 4.04 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 112 | 3.96 |
| 9 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 108 | 3.92 |
| MLB average | 3.84 | |||
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 110 | 3.66 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 111 | 3.49 |
| 12 | Providence Grays | NL | 110 | 3.48 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 112 | 3.40 |
| 14 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 111 | 3.14 |
| 15 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 112 | 3.01 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 112 | 2.97 |
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.