1972 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in strikeouts in 1972, with 991, 56 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 AL teams is 847.8.
Led the AL in 1972
Chicago White Sox
154 games
991
Strikeouts
56 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 991 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 935 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 926 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 905 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 886 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 868 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 858 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 850 |
| AL average | 847.8 | ||
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 793 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 762 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 711 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 689 |
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.