1909 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1909, with 735, 7 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 584.7.
Led all of MLB in 1909
New York Giants
158 games
735
Strikeouts
7 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | 735 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 728 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 680 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 669 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 653 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 620 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 612 |
| 8 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 153 | 597 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | 594 |
| MLB average | 584.7 | |||
| 10 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | 568 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 555 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | 528 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 490 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 477 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 435 |
| 16 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 155 | 414 |
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.