1898 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The New York Giants led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1898, with 3.71, 0.81 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 NL teams is 2.40.

Led the NL in 1898 New York Giants 156 games

3.71 Strikeouts / 9 0.81 clear of Boston Beaneaters

#	Team	G	K/9
1	New York Giants	156	3.71
2	Boston Beaneaters	152	2.90
3	Baltimore Orioles	153	2.87
4	Washington Senators	155	2.55
	NL average		2.40
5	Cleveland Spiders	156	2.29
6	Philadelphia Phillies	150	2.27
7	Pittsburgh Pirates	152	2.24
8	Chicago Orphans	152	2.17
9	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	149	2.04
10	St. Louis Browns	154	1.96
11	Cincinnati Reds	157	1.91
12	Louisville Colonels	154	1.83

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.