1908 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Cleveland Naps led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1908, with 715, 64 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 567.4.
Led all of MLB in 1908
Cleveland Naps
157 games
715
Strikeouts
64 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 157 | 715 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | 651 |
| 3 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | 639 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 623 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 154 | 608 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 597 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | 595 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 588 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 577 |
| MLB average | 567.4 | |||
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 558 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 555 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 528 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 158 | 520 |
| 14 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 156 | 489 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 457 |
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | 378 |
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.