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1931 NL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in strikeouts in 1931, with 626, 56 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 482.9.

Led the NL in 1931 St. Louis Cardinals 154 games
626 Strikeouts 56 clear of New York Giants
# Team G SO
1 St. Louis Cardinals 154 626
2 New York Giants 153 570
3 Brooklyn Robins 153 546
4 Chicago Cubs 156 541
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 499
NL average 482.9
6 Boston Braves 156 419
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 345
8 Cincinnati Reds 154 317

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.