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1954 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 1954, with 4.56, 0.05 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 4.16.

Led the AL in 1954 Chicago White Sox 155 games
4.56 Strikeouts / 9 0.05 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago White Sox 155 4.56
2 Boston Red Sox 156 4.51
3 Baltimore Orioles 154 4.38
4 Cleveland Indians 156 4.30
5 New York Yankees 155 4.27
AL average 4.16
6 Detroit Tigers 155 3.92
7 Washington Senators 155 3.66
8 Philadelphia Athletics 156 3.64

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.