1978 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1978, with 930, 22 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 26 MLB teams is 771.5.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Houston Astros
162 games
930
Strikeouts
22 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 930 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 908 |
| 3 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 892 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 880 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 859 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 848 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 840 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 817 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 813 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 800 |
| 11 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 776 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 775 |
| MLB average | 771.5 | |||
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 768 |
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 758 |
| 15 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 754 |
| 16 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 750 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 744 |
| 18 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 740 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 739 |
| 20 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 710 |
| 21 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 706 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 703 |
| 23 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 684 |
| 24 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 657 |
| 25 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | 630 |
| 26 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 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.