1962 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1962, with 6.67, 0.19 ahead of the Houston Colt .45's. The average across 20 MLB teams is 5.45.
Led all of MLB in 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers
165 games
6.67
Strikeouts / 9
0.19 clear of Houston Colt .45's
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 165 | 6.67 |
| 2 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
NL | 162 | 6.48 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 5.94 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 163 | 5.83 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 5.78 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 5.64 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 5.62 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 5.53 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 165 | 5.46 |
| MLB average | 5.45 | |||
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | 5.44 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 5.44 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 5.27 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 5.18 |
| 14 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 5.13 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 5.09 |
| 16 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 162 | 5.03 |
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 4.90 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 4.87 |
| 19 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 161 | 4.86 |
| 20 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | 4.80 |
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.