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1977 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1977, with 5.78, 0.06 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 12 NL teams is 5.39.

Led the NL in 1977 Chicago Cubs 162 games
5.78 Strikeouts / 9 0.06 clear of New York Mets
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago Cubs 162 5.78
2 New York Mets 162 5.72
3 Atlanta Braves 162 5.70
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 5.67
5 Cincinnati Reds 162 5.44
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 5.41
NL average 5.39
7 Houston Astros 162 5.35
8 Philadelphia Phillies 162 5.29
9 San Francisco Giants 162 5.27
10 Montreal Expos 162 5.20
11 San Diego Padres 162 5.08
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 4.78

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.