1977 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 1977, with 965, 23 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 26 MLB teams is 835.5.
Led all of MLB in 1977
California Angels
162 games
965
Strikeouts
23 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 965 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 942 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 930 |
| 4 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 915 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 911 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 890 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 876 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 871 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 868 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 864 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 856 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 856 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 854 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 850 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 842 |
| MLB average | 835.5 | |||
| 16 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 827 |
| 17 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 788 |
| 18 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 785 |
| 19 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 784 |
| 20 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 771 |
| 21 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 768 |
| 22 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 758 |
| 22 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 758 |
| 24 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 737 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 737 |
| 26 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 719 |
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.