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1975 NL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The New York Mets led the NL in strikeouts in 1975, with 989, 92 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 NL teams is 816.1.

Led the NL in 1975 New York Mets 162 games
989 Strikeouts 92 clear of Philadelphia Phillies

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.