1921 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The St. Louis Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1921, with 4.99, 0.23 ahead of the Chicago American Giants. The average across 24 MLB teams is 3.27.
Led all of MLB in 1921
St. Louis Giants
75 games
4.99
Strikeouts / 9
0.23 clear of Chicago American Giants
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Giants | NNL | 75 | 4.99 |
| 2 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 68 | 4.76 |
| 3 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 65 | 4.49 |
| 4 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 94 | 4.14 |
| 5 | Columbus Buckeyes | NNL | 71 | 4.13 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Cuban Stars | NNL | 70 | 3.76 |
| 7 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 78 | 3.47 |
| MLB average | 3.27 | |||
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 3.18 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 153 | 3.17 |
| 10 | Chicago Giants | NNL | 47 | 3.15 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 152 | 3.11 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 3.11 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 3.10 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 3.04 |
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 2.94 |
| 15 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 2.94 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 2.93 |
| 18 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 153 | 2.91 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 2.77 |
| 20 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | 2.69 |
| 21 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 2.58 |
| 22 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 153 | 2.48 |
| 23 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 153 | 2.34 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 2.22 |
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.