1886 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1886, with 6.00, 0.64 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 4.46.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Baltimore Orioles
139 games
6.00
Strikeouts / 9
0.64 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 5.36 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 5.30 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 4.98 |
| 5 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 4.83 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 4.65 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 4.47 |
| MLB average | 4.46 | |||
| 8 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 4.32 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 4.27 |
| 10 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 4.24 |
| 11 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 4.19 |
| 12 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 3.94 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 3.79 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 3.78 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 3.73 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 3.57 |
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.