1942 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Kansas City Monarchs led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1942, with 5.98, 0.50 ahead of the Newark Eagles. The average across 28 MLB teams is 3.98.
Led all of MLB in 1942
Kansas City Monarchs
50 games
5.98
Strikeouts / 9
0.50 clear of Newark Eagles
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 5.98 |
| 2 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 35 | 5.48 |
| 3 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 28 | 5.37 |
| 4 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 37 | 5.05 |
| 5 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 22 | 4.91 |
| 6 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 38 | 4.74 |
| 7 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 65 | 4.68 |
| 8 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 62 | 4.53 |
| 9 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 34 | 4.48 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 4.32 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 4.15 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 41 | 4.01 |
| MLB average | 3.98 | |||
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 3.94 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 3.93 |
| 15 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 3.89 |
| 16 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 44 | 3.66 |
| 17 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 3.65 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 3.57 |
| 19 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 3.31 |
| 19 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 151 | 3.31 |
| 21 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 3.26 |
| 21 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 3.26 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 151 | 3.22 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 151 | 3.17 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 148 | 2.96 |
| 26 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 2.87 |
| 27 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 151 | 2.84 |
| 28 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 150 | 2.79 |
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.