1978 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The California Angels led the AL in strikeouts in 1978, with 892, 75 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 725.2.
Led the AL in 1978
California Angels
162 games
892
Strikeouts
75 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
162 | 892 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 817 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 776 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 758 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 754 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 750 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | 739 |
| AL average | 725.2 | ||
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 710 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 706 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 703 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 684 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 657 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | 630 |
| 14 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 577 |
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.