1931 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The St. Louis Stars led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1931, with 5.44, 0.14 ahead of the Cleveland Cubs. The average across 22 MLB teams is 3.57.
Led all of MLB in 1931
St. Louis Stars
56 games
5.44
Strikeouts / 9
0.14 clear of Cleveland Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 56 | 5.44 |
| 2 | Cleveland Cubs | NNL | 44 | 5.30 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 59 | 4.62 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 4.38 |
| 5 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 55 | 4.32 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 4.07 |
| 7 | Chicago Columbia Giants | NNL | 26 | 4.01 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 3.78 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 153 | 3.77 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 3.76 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 153 | 3.62 |
| MLB average | 3.57 | |||
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 3.51 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 3.32 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 3.30 |
| 15 | Louisville White Sox | NNL | 52 | 3.15 |
| 16 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 3.12 |
| 17 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 2.88 |
| 18 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 156 | 2.73 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 2.73 |
| 20 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | 2.40 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 2.23 |
| 22 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 2.12 |
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.