1972 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1972, with 991, 1 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 24 MLB teams is 863.3.
Led all of MLB in 1972
Chicago White Sox
154 games
991
Strikeouts
1 clear of New York Mets
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 991 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 156 | 990 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 153 | 976 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 964 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 935 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | 930 |
| 7 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 154 | 926 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 914 |
| 9 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 153 | 907 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 154 | 905 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 886 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 871 |
| 13 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 156 | 868 |
| MLB average | 863.3 | |||
| 14 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 858 |
| 15 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 155 | 850 |
| 16 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 156 | 828 |
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 815 |
| 18 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 793 |
| 18 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 793 |
| 20 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 786 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 155 | 770 |
| 22 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 762 |
| 23 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 154 | 711 |
| 24 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 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.