League Leaders Daily Quiz

1892 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out

The Washington Senators led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1892, with 555, 17 ahead of the Cleveland Spiders. The average across 12 MLB teams is 497.7.

Led all of MLB in 1892 Washington Senators 153 games
555 Strikeouts 17 clear of Cleveland Spiders
# Team League G SO
1 Washington Senators NL 153 555
2 Cleveland Spiders NL 152 538
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 515
4 Brooklyn Grooms NL 158 508
4 Louisville Colonels NL 154 508
MLB average 497.7
6 Boston Beaneaters NL 152 492
7 St. Louis Browns NL 155 491
8 Chicago Colts NL 146 482
9 Baltimore Orioles NL 152 480
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 476
11 New York Giants NL 152 474
12 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 152 453

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.