1920 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Brooklyn Robins led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1920, with 553, 24 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 24 MLB teams is 377.7.
Led all of MLB in 1920
Brooklyn Robins
155 games
553
Strikeouts
24 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 155 | 553 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 529 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 508 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 483 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 481 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 480 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 466 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 444 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 444 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 438 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 435 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 156 | 423 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 153 | 419 |
| 14 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 153 | 418 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 380 |
| MLB average | 377.7 | |||
| 16 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 153 | 368 |
| 17 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 79 | 351 |
| 18 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 62 | 274 |
| 19 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 85 | 273 |
| 20 | St. Louis Giants | NNL | 72 | 250 |
| 21 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 63 | 224 |
| 22 | Cuban Stars West | NNL | 69 | 182 |
| 23 | Chicago Giants | NNL | 36 | 123 |
| 24 | Dayton Marcos | NNL | 54 | 118 |
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.