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1965 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1965, with 6.87, 0.29 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 10 NL teams is 5.93.

Led the NL in 1965 Cincinnati Reds 162 games
6.87 Strikeouts / 9 0.29 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G K/9
1 Cincinnati Reds 162 6.87
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 6.58
3 Philadelphia Phillies 162 6.56
4 San Francisco Giants 163 6.51
5 Milwaukee Braves 162 6.01
NL average 5.93
6 Houston Astros 162 5.74
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 5.64
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 163 5.37
9 Chicago Cubs 164 5.23
10 New York Mets 164 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.