1917 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1917, with 4.19, 0.13 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.46.
Led all of MLB in 1917
Chicago Cubs
157 games
4.19
Strikeouts / 9
0.13 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | 4.19 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 157 | 4.06 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 3.99 |
| 4 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 157 | 3.75 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 156 | 3.69 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 3.64 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | 3.48 |
| MLB average | 3.46 | |||
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 3.40 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 3.33 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 3.27 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 3.24 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 3.23 |
| 13 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 157 | 3.22 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 3.14 |
| 15 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 2.87 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | 2.79 |
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.