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1965 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 1965, with 7.13, 0.52 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 10 AL teams is 5.96.

Led the AL in 1965 Cleveland Indians 162 games
7.13 Strikeouts / 9 0.52 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team G K/9
1 Cleveland Indians 162 7.13
2 Detroit Tigers 162 6.61
3 Boston Red Sox 162 6.21
4 New York Yankees 162 6.17
AL average 5.96
5 Minnesota Twins 162 5.77
6 Chicago White Sox 162 5.75
7 Baltimore Orioles 162 5.72
8 Kansas City Athletics 162 5.54
9 Washington Senators 162 5.44
10 California Angels 162 5.29

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.