1896 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1896, with 2.81, 0.07 ahead of the Chicago Colts. The average across 12 MLB teams is 2.30.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Pittsburgh Pirates
131 games
2.81
Strikeouts / 9
0.07 clear of Chicago Colts
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | 2.81 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 132 | 2.74 |
| 3 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 135 | 2.53 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 133 | 2.47 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 132 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | 2.31 |
| MLB average | 2.30 | |||
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 134 | 2.26 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 131 | 2.22 |
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 132 | 2.16 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 133 | 2.04 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 130 | 1.96 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 128 | 1.78 |
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.