1916 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1916, with 662, 11 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 MLB teams is 595.9.
Led all of MLB in 1916
Chicago Cubs
156 games
662
Strikeouts
11 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 662 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 153 | 651 |
| 3 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 158 | 646 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 158 | 638 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 156 | 632 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 631 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 618 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 157 | 605 |
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | 597 |
| MLB average | 595.9 | |||
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 591 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 573 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 571 |
| 13 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 558 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 156 | 550 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 529 |
| 16 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | 482 |
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.