1942 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 1942, with 651, 35 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 524.4.
Led the NL in 1942
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
651
Strikeouts
35 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 651 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 616 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 612 |
| NL average | 524.4 | ||
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 507 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 497 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
151 | 472 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
151 | 426 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
150 | 414 |
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.