1985 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Mets led the NL in strikeouts in 1985, with 1,039, 54 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 889.5.
Led the NL in 1985
New York Mets
162 games
1,039
Strikeouts
54 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
162 | 1,039 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 985 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 979 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
161 | 962 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 910 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 909 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 899 |
| NL average | 889.5 | ||
| 8 |
 Montreal Expos
|
161 | 870 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 820 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 798 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 776 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 727 |
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.