1973 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The New York Mets led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1973, with 6.31, 0.07 ahead of the California Angels. The average across 24 MLB teams is 5.25.

Led all of MLB in 1973 New York Mets 161 games

6.31 Strikeouts / 9 0.07 clear of California Angels

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	New York Mets	NL	161	6.31
2	California Angels	AL	162	6.24
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	5.80
4	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	5.71
5	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	5.66
6	Houston Astros	NL	162	5.59
7	Chicago Cubs	NL	161	5.54
8	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	5.45
9	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	5.43
10	Montreal Expos	NL	162	5.37
11	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	5.34
12	San Diego Padres	NL	162	5.32
	MLB average			5.25
13	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	5.24
14	Texas Rangers	AL	162	5.23
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	5.21
16	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	5.05
17	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	4.94
18	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	4.92
19	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	4.91
20	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	4.89
21	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	4.88
22	New York Yankees	AL	162	4.46
23	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	4.40
24	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	4.15

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.