1903 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1903, with 728, 100 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 497.9.
Led all of MLB in 1903
Philadelphia Athletics
137 games
728
Strikeouts
100 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 137 | 728 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 142 | 628 |
| 3 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 141 | 579 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 137 | 554 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 140 | 521 |
| 6 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 516 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 139 | 511 |
| MLB average | 497.9 | |||
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 141 | 480 |
| 9 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 136 | 463 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 141 | 454 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 140 | 452 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 139 | 451 |
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 139 | 438 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 139 | 419 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 138 | 391 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 139 | 381 |
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.