1947 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 1947, with 5.54, 0.07 ahead of the Baltimore Elite Giants. The average across 28 MLB teams is 4.23.
Led all of MLB in 1947
Kansas City Monarchs
76 games
5.54
Strikeouts / 9
0.07 clear of Baltimore Elite Giants
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 76 | 5.54 |
| 2 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 79 | 5.47 |
| 3 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 62 | 5.43 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 5.23 |
| 5 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 88 | 5.12 |
| 6 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 70 | 5.11 |
| 7 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 84 | 5.08 |
| 8 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 4.78 |
| 9 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 79 | 4.65 |
| 9 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 67 | 4.65 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 4.53 |
| MLB average | 4.23 | |||
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 4.17 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | 4.17 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 4.13 |
| 15 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 52 | 3.94 |
| 16 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 3.87 |
| 17 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 157 | 3.79 |
| 17 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 157 | 3.79 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 3.76 |
| 20 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 82 | 3.71 |
| 21 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 3.65 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 3.64 |
| 22 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 3.64 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 3.40 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 3.38 |
| 26 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | 3.28 |
| 27 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | 3.26 |
| 28 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 156 | 3.19 |
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.