1916 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Washington Senators led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1916, with 706, 62 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 16 MLB teams is 595.3.
Led all of MLB in 1916
Washington Senators
159 games
706
Strikeouts
62 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | 706 |
| 2 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 158 | 644 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 644 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 638 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 156 | 634 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 616 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 156 | 616 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 601 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 596 |
| MLB average | 595.3 | |||
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | 584 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 575 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 569 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 157 | 537 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 531 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 153 | 529 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 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.