1916 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Washington Senators led the AL in strikeouts in 1916, with 706, 62 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 587.3.
Led the AL in 1916
Washington Senators
159 games
706
Strikeouts
62 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Senators
|
159 | 706 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 644 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
156 | 616 |
| AL average | 587.3 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
156 | 584 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 575 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
157 | 537 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 531 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
158 | 505 |
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.