1983 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1983, with 1,092, 31 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 26 MLB teams is 835.2.
Led all of MLB in 1983
Philadelphia Phillies
163 games
1,092
Strikeouts
31 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 1,092 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 1,061 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | 1,000 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 934 |
| 5 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 910 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 904 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 899 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 895 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 892 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 881 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 877 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 875 |
| 13 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | 850 |
| MLB average | 835.2 | |||
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 835 |
| 15 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 826 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 807 |
| 17 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 794 |
| 18 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 774 |
| 19 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 767 |
| 20 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 748 |
| 21 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 719 |
| 22 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 717 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 709 |
| 24 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 689 |
| 25 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 668 |
| 26 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 163 | 593 |
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.