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1952 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Chicago White Sox led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 1952, with 4.92, 0.37 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 4.15.

Led the AL in 1952 Chicago White Sox 156 games
4.92 Strikeouts / 9 0.37 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago White Sox 156 4.92
2 Detroit Tigers 156 4.55
3 New York Yankees 154 4.34
4 Cleveland Indians 155 4.29
AL average 4.15
5 Boston Red Sox 154 4.09
6 St. Louis Browns 155 3.74
7 Philadelphia Athletics 155 3.65
8 Washington Senators 157 3.61

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.