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1982 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1982, with 6.19, 0.04 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5.04.

Led all of MLB in 1982 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
6.19 Strikeouts / 9 0.04 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team League G K/9
1 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6.19
2 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6.15
3 Seattle Mariners AL 162 6.11
4 New York Yankees AL 162 5.79
5 Montreal Expos NL 162 5.77
6 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 5.73
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 5.64
8 Houston Astros NL 162 5.59
9 Cleveland Indians AL 162 5.41
10 Minnesota Twins AL 162 5.10
11 Boston Red Sox AL 162 5.05
MLB average 5.04
12 Atlanta Braves NL 162 5.00
13 San Francisco Giants NL 162 4.97
14 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 4.84
15 Chicago Cubs NL 162 4.75
16 New York Mets NL 162 4.72
17 Chicago White Sox AL 162 4.71
18 San Diego Padres NL 162 4.66
19 Detroit Tigers AL 162 4.59
20 California Angels AL 162 4.48
21 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 4.43
22 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 4.40
23 Texas Rangers AL 162 4.34
24 Oakland Athletics AL 162 4.31
25 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 4.23
26 Kansas City Royals AL 162 4.09

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.