1974 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The California Angels led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1974, with 986, 43 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 24 MLB teams is 812.3.
Led all of MLB in 1974
California Angels
163 games
986
Strikeouts
43 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
AL | 163 | 986 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 943 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 163 | 934 |
| 4 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 908 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 895 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 892 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 875 |
| 8 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 871 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 869 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 855 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 829 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 826 |
| 13 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 822 |
| MLB average | 812.3 | |||
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 161 | 794 |
| 15 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 163 | 772 |
| 16 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 756 |
| 17 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 755 |
| 18 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 751 |
| 19 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 738 |
| 20 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 731 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 721 |
| 22 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 701 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 650 |
| 24 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 621 |
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.