1937 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1937, with 712, 5 ahead of the Boston Bees. The average across 30 MLB teams is 303.6.
Led all of MLB in 1937
Detroit Tigers
155 games
712
Strikeouts
5 clear of Boston Bees
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 155 | 712 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 152 | 707 |
| 3 |
|
NL | 155 | 640 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 157 | 607 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 155 | 586 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 155 | 583 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 157 | 569 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 154 | 557 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 154 | 557 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 156 | 552 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 156 | 510 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 158 | 506 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 154 | 496 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 152 | 492 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 154 | 480 |
| 16 |
|
AL | 154 | 447 |
| MLB average | 303.6 | |||
| 17 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 59 | 47 |
| 18 | St. Louis Stars | NAL | 36 | 18 |
| 19 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 70 | 17 |
| 20 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 39 | 6 |
| 21 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 5 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Tigers | NAL | 54 | 4 |
| 22 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 4 |
| 24 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 42 | 3 |
| 25 | Detroit Stars | NAL | 39 | 1 |
| 25 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 54 | 1 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 50 | 1 |
| 28 | Indianapolis Athletics | NAL | 39 | 0 |
| 28 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 60 | 0 |
| 28 | Washington Elite Giants | NN2 | 61 | 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.
