1951 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1951, with 693, 68 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 593.3.
Led the NL in 1951
Brooklyn Dodgers
158 games
693
Strikeouts
68 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
158 | 693 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
157 | 625 |
| 3 |
 Boston Braves
|
155 | 604 |
| NL average | 593.3 | ||
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 584 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 580 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 570 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 546 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 544 |
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.