1939 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 1939, with 4.17, 0.12 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.57.
Led the AL in 1939
Detroit Tigers
155 games
4.17
Strikeouts / 9
0.12 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 4.17 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 4.05 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
152 | 3.77 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 3.59 |
| AL average | 3.57 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 3.50 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
153 | 3.46 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 3.39 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | 2.66 |
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.