1905 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 1905, with 895, 135 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 598.1.
Led all of MLB in 1905
Philadelphia Athletics
152 games
895
Strikeouts
135 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 152 | 895 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 760 |
| 3 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 153 | 652 |
| 4 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 152 | 642 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | 633 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 627 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 158 | 613 |
| MLB average | 598.1 | |||
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 578 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | 556 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | 555 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 547 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 539 |
| 13 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 156 | 533 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 516 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 512 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 411 |
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.