1889 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Columbus Solons led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1889, with 4.58, 0.09 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.63.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Columbus Solons
139 games
4.58
Strikeouts / 9
0.09 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 4.58 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 4.49 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 4.37 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 4.08 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 4.07 |
| 6 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 3.84 |
| MLB average | 3.63 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 3.59 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 3.50 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 3.46 |
| 10 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 3.34 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 3.31 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 3.29 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 3.17 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 3.16 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 3.13 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 2.75 |
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.