1958 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1958, with 871, 18 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is 764.1.
Led all of MLB in 1958
Philadelphia Phillies
154 games
871
Strikeouts
18 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 871 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 853 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 850 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 820 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 153 | 819 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 818 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 154 | 817 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 765 |
| MLB average | 764.1 | |||
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 753 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 751 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 156 | 747 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 731 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 678 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 669 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | 646 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 637 |
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.