1949 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in strikeouts in 1949, with 670, 14 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 573.4.
Led the NL in 1949
Philadelphia Phillies
154 games
670
Strikeouts
14 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 670 |
| 2 |
 Boston Braves
|
157 | 656 |
| NL average | 573.4 | ||
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | 573 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | 570 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 559 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 554 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
156 | 523 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 482 |
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.