1931 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1931, with 641, 63 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 22 MLB teams is 360.5.
Led all of MLB in 1931
Chicago Cubs
156 games
641
Strikeouts
63 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 641 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 578 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | 565 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 554 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 543 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 153 | 512 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 492 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 475 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 466 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 463 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 456 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 454 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 440 |
| 14 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 156 | 430 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 430 |
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 153 | 395 |
| MLB average | 360.5 | |||
| 17 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 59 | 29 |
| 18 | Chicago Columbia Giants | NNL | 26 | 3 |
| 19 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 56 | 2 |
| 20 | Cleveland Cubs | NNL | 44 | 1 |
| 20 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 55 | 1 |
| 22 | Louisville White Sox | NNL | 52 | 0 |
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.