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1982 NL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in strikeouts in 1982, with 1,002, 4 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 858.3.

Led the NL in 1982 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
1,002 Strikeouts 4 clear of Cincinnati Reds

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.