1979 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1979, with 5.80, 0.28 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 26 MLB teams is 4.81.

Led all of MLB in 1979 Chicago Cubs 162 games

5.80 Strikeouts / 9 0.28 clear of San Francisco Giants

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	5.80
2	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	5.52
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	163	5.45
4	Houston Astros	NL	162	5.31
5	California Angels	AL	162	5.14
6	Detroit Tigers	AL	160	5.07
7	Montreal Expos	NL	160	5.06
8	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	5.05
9	Atlanta Braves	NL	160	4.98
10	New York Mets	NL	163	4.97
11	Baltimore Orioles	AL	159	4.93
12	Cleveland Indians	AL	161	4.91
12	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	163	4.91
14	Texas Rangers	AL	162	4.84
15	Cincinnati Reds	NL	161	4.83
15	San Diego Padres	NL	161	4.83
	MLB average			4.81
17	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	163	4.77
18	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	4.61
19	Boston Red Sox	AL	160	4.60
20	New York Yankees	AL	160	4.59
21	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	4.57
22	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	4.49
23	Chicago White Sox	AL	159	4.31
24	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	3.98
25	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	3.89
26	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	3.63

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.