1974 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1974, with 943, 35 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 12 NL teams is 830.9.
Led the NL in 1974
Los Angeles Dodgers
162 games
943
Strikeouts
35 clear of New York Mets
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 943 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 908 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 895 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 892 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
163 | 875 |
| 6 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 855 |
| NL average | 830.9 | ||
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
161 | 822 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
161 | 794 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
163 | 772 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 756 |
| 11 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 738 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 721 |
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.