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1980 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Houston Astros led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1980, with 5.64, 0.02 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 12 NL teams is 5.05.

Led the NL in 1980 Houston Astros 163 games
5.64 Strikeouts / 9 0.02 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G K/9
1 Houston Astros 163 5.64
2 Chicago Cubs 162 5.62
3 New York Mets 162 5.49
4 Philadelphia Phillies 162 5.41
5 Cincinnati Reds 163 5.14
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 5.13
7 Los Angeles Dodgers 163 5.10
8 Montreal Expos 162 5.08
NL average 5.05
9 San Francisco Giants 161 5.04
10 San Diego Padres 163 4.47
11 Atlanta Braves 161 4.39
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 4.13

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.