1985 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1985, with 6.28, 0.16 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 5.50.

Led the NL in 1985 New York Mets 162 games

6.28 Strikeouts / 9 0.16 clear of San Francisco Giants

#	Team	G	K/9
1	New York Mets	162	6.28
2	San Francisco Giants	162	6.12
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	6.01
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	5.99
5	Cincinnati Reds	162	5.64
6	Houston Astros	162	5.61
7	Philadelphia Phillies	162	5.59
	NL average		5.50
8	Montreal Expos	161	5.37
9	Chicago Cubs	162	5.12
10	St. Louis Cardinals	162	4.91
11	Atlanta Braves	162	4.79
12	San Diego Padres	162	4.51

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.