1918 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 1918, with 505, 33 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is 367.2.
Led all of MLB in 1918
Washington Senators
130 games
505
Strikeouts
33 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Senators
|
AL | 130 | 505 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 131 | 472 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 126 | 395 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 126 | 392 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 128 | 374 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 126 | 370 |
| MLB average | 367.2 | |||
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 126 | 367 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 129 | 364 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 131 | 361 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 124 | 349 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 123 | 346 |
| 12 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 124 | 340 |
| 13 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 330 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 129 | 321 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 125 | 312 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 130 | 277 |
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.