1971 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 1971, with 6.13, 0.01 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 5.42.
Led the AL in 1971
Detroit Tigers
162 games
6.13
Strikeouts / 9
0.01 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 6.13 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 6.12 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 6.06 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 5.86 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
160 | 5.69 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 5.49 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 5.43 |
| AL average | 5.42 | ||
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 5.05 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
158 | 5.04 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 4.91 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 4.83 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 4.38 |
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.