1973 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1973, with 6.31, 0.51 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 5.41.

Led the NL in 1973 New York Mets 161 games

6.31 Strikeouts / 9 0.51 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	G	K/9
1	New York Mets	161	6.31
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	5.80
3	Philadelphia Phillies	162	5.71
4	Houston Astros	162	5.59
5	Chicago Cubs	161	5.54
	NL average		5.41
6	Montreal Expos	162	5.37
7	St. Louis Cardinals	162	5.34
8	San Diego Padres	162	5.32
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	5.21
10	Atlanta Braves	162	4.94
11	Cincinnati Reds	162	4.89
12	San Francisco Giants	162	4.88

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.