1954 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1954, with 737, 18 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 16 MLB teams is 638.4.
Led all of MLB in 1954
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
737
Strikeouts
18 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 737 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 719 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 693 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 156 | 677 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 668 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | 660 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 645 |
| MLB average | 638.4 | |||
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 634 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 632 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 625 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 620 |
| 12 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | 619 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 603 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 586 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 561 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 536 |
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.