1980 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 1980, with 929, 6 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 26 MLB teams is 777.4.
Led all of MLB in 1980
Houston Astros
163 games
929
Strikeouts
6 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 163 | 929 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 923 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 890 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 889 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 886 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 845 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 160 | 843 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | 835 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 833 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 832 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 823 |
| 12 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 161 | 811 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 789 |
| MLB average | 777.4 | |||
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 769 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 744 |
| 16 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 741 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | 728 |
| 18 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 160 | 725 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 724 |
| 20 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 705 |
| 21 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 163 | 703 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 696 |
| 22 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 696 |
| 24 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 664 |
| 25 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 614 |
| 26 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 575 |
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.