1888 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 1888, with 5.41, 0.95 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.84.
Led all of MLB in 1888
New York Giants
137 games
5.41
Strikeouts / 9
0.95 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 5.41 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 4.46 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 4.44 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 4.38 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 4.04 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 3.94 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 3.92 |
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 3.92 |
| MLB average | 3.84 | |||
| 10 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 3.84 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 3.84 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 3.55 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 3.10 |
| 14 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 2.96 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 2.94 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 2.74 |
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.