1968 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1968, with 7.11, 0.37 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 20 MLB teams is 5.89.
Led all of MLB in 1968
Cleveland Indians
162 games
7.11
Strikeouts / 9
0.37 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 7.11 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 164 | 6.74 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 6.47 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 6.35 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 6.25 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 6.18 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 163 | 6.16 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 6.15 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 6.05 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 5.91 |
| MLB average | 5.89 | |||
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 5.82 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 5.81 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | 5.77 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 5.53 |
| 15 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 5.44 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 5.43 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 163 | 5.32 |
| 18 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | 5.16 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 5.11 |
| 20 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 164 | 5.10 |
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.