League Leaders Daily Quiz

1893 MLB Strikeouts by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1893, with 335, 12 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 278.4.

Led all of MLB in 1893 Philadelphia Phillies 133 games
335 Strikeouts 12 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G SO
1 Philadelphia Phillies NL 133 335
2 Baltimore Orioles NL 130 323
3 Louisville Colonels NL 126 306
4 Brooklyn Grooms NL 130 296
5 Boston Beaneaters NL 131 292
6 New York Giants NL 136 280
MLB average 278.4
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 131 274
8 Chicago Colts NL 128 261
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 131 257
10 St. Louis Browns NL 135 251
11 Washington Senators NL 130 237
12 Cleveland Spiders NL 129 229

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.