1921 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1921, with 500, 19 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 24 MLB teams is 389.3.
Led all of MLB in 1921
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
500
Strikeouts
19 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 500 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 153 | 481 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 477 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 475 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 152 | 471 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 464 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 452 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 452 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 446 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 153 | 441 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 431 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | 408 |
| 13 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 94 | 395 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 392 |
| MLB average | 389.3 | |||
| 15 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 153 | 382 |
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 153 | 357 |
| 17 | Columbus Buckeyes | NNL | 71 | 349 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 333 |
| 19 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 68 | 332 |
| 20 | St. Louis Giants | NNL | 75 | 309 |
| 21 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 78 | 295 |
| 22 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 65 | 276 |
| 23 | Cincinnati Cuban Stars | NNL | 70 | 270 |
| 24 | Chicago Giants | NNL | 47 | 154 |
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.