1901 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Chicago Orphans led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1901, with 586, 3 ahead of the Brooklyn Superbas. The average across 16 MLB teams is 436.1.
Led all of MLB in 1901
Chicago Orphans
140 games
586
Strikeouts
3 clear of Brooklyn Superbas
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 140 | 586 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 137 | 583 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 558 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 142 | 542 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 141 | 542 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 140 | 505 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 140 | 480 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 142 | 445 |
| MLB average | 436.1 | |||
| 9 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 138 | 396 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 137 | 394 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 139 | 376 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 137 | 350 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Blues
|
AL | 138 | 334 |
| 14 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 138 | 308 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 135 | 307 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 134 | 271 |
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.