1971 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Mets led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1971, with 1,157, 157 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 24 MLB teams is 873.2.
Led all of MLB in 1971
New York Mets
162 games
1,157
Strikeouts
157 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,157 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 1,000 |
| 3 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 999 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 976 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 937 |
| 6 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 923 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 914 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 911 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 904 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 900 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 160 | 895 |
| MLB average | 873.2 | |||
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 871 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 853 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 838 |
| 15 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 831 |
| 16 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 829 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 823 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 813 |
| 19 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 795 |
| 20 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 158 | 793 |
| 21 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 775 |
| 22 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | 762 |
| 23 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 750 |
| 24 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 707 |
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.