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1984 MLB Strikeouts by Team

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1984, with 1,033, 5 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is 865.4.

Led all of MLB in 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
1,033 Strikeouts 5 clear of New York Mets
# Team League G SO
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1,033
2 New York Mets NL 162 1,028
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 995
4 New York Yankees AL 162 992
5 Seattle Mariners AL 162 972
6 Houston Astros NL 162 950
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 946
8 Boston Red Sox AL 162 927
9 Detroit Tigers AL 162 914
10 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 904
11 Chicago Cubs NL 161 879
12 Toronto Blue Jays AL 163 875
MLB average 865.4
13 Texas Rangers AL 161 863
14 Montreal Expos NL 161 861
15 Atlanta Braves NL 162 859
16 San Francisco Giants NL 162 854
17 Chicago White Sox AL 162 840
18 San Diego Padres NL 162 812
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 808
20 Cleveland Indians AL 163 803
21 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 785
22 California Angels AL 162 754
23 Kansas City Royals AL 162 724
24 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 714
25 Minnesota Twins AL 162 713
26 Oakland Athletics AL 162 695

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.