1970 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1970, with 6.67, 0.11 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 24 MLB teams is 5.78.

Led all of MLB in 1970 Cleveland Indians 162 games

6.67 Strikeouts / 9 0.11 clear of New York Mets

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	6.67
2	New York Mets	NL	162	6.56
3	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	6.50
4	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	161	6.45
5	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	6.27
6	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	6.24
7	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	6.13
8	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	6.04
9	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	5.85
10	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	5.84
11	Houston Astros	NL	162	5.82
	MLB average			5.78
12	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	5.75
13	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	5.73
14	Montreal Expos	NL	162	5.72
15	California Angels	AL	162	5.67
16	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	5.63
17	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	163	5.57
18	San Diego Padres	NL	162	5.54
19	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	161	5.43
20	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	5.35
21	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	5.25
22	Washington Senators	AL	162	5.08
23	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	4.79
24	New York Yankees	AL	163	4.75

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.