1981 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1981, with 647, 36 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 26 MLB teams is 509.1.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Oakland Athletics
109 games
647
Strikeouts
36 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 647 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 611 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 603 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 571 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 556 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 553 |
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 553 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 550 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 543 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 540 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 525 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 520 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 518 |
| MLB average | 509.1 | |||
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 500 |
| 15 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 498 |
| 16 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 497 |
| 17 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 495 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 494 |
| 19 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 488 |
| 20 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 461 |
| 21 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 454 |
| 22 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 434 |
| 23 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 432 |
| 24 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 419 |
| 25 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 396 |
| 26 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 379 |
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.