1979 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1979, with 933, 29 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 26 MLB teams is 770.6.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Chicago Cubs
162 games
933
Strikeouts
29 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 933 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 904 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 880 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 854 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 820 |
| 6 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 819 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 813 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 811 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 802 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 788 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 787 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 786 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 781 |
| 14 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 779 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 779 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 773 |
| 16 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 773 |
| MLB average | 770.6 | |||
| 18 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 736 |
| 19 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 731 |
| 19 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 731 |
| 21 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 726 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 721 |
| 23 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 675 |
| 24 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 640 |
| 25 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 613 |
| 26 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 580 |
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.