1977 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The San Diego Padres led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1977, with 1,057, 112 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is 835.5.
Led all of MLB in 1977
San Diego Padres
162 games
1,057
Strikeouts
112 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 1,057 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 945 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 911 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 910 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 905 |
| 6 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 904 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 896 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 887 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 880 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 878 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 877 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 876 |
| 13 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 862 |
| 14 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 842 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 839 |
| MLB average | 835.5 | |||
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 823 |
| 17 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 819 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 806 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 796 |
| 20 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 769 |
| 21 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 764 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 754 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 688 |
| 24 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 687 |
| 25 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 681 |
| 26 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 666 |
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.