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1908 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1908, with 4.19, 0.01 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.37.

Led the NL in 1908 Chicago Cubs 158 games
4.19 Strikeouts / 9 0.01 clear of New York Giants
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago Cubs 158 4.19
2 New York Giants 157 4.18
3 Brooklyn Superbas 154 3.52
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 3.47
NL average 3.37
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 3.08
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 3.00
7 Cincinnati Reds 155 2.82
8 Boston Doves 156 2.67

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.