1985 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1985, with 6.34, 0.06 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5.36.

Led all of MLB in 1985 Chicago White Sox 163 games

6.34 Strikeouts / 9 0.06 clear of New York Mets

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	Chicago White Sox	AL	163	6.34
2	New York Mets	NL	162	6.28
3	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	6.12
4	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	6.01
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	5.99
6	Detroit Tigers	AL	161	5.83
7	New York Yankees	AL	161	5.67
8	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	5.64
9	Boston Red Sox	AL	163	5.62
10	Houston Astros	NL	162	5.61
11	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	5.59
12	Texas Rangers	AL	161	5.50
13	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	5.46
14	Montreal Expos	NL	161	5.37
	MLB average			5.36
15	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	5.21
16	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	5.12
16	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	161	5.12
18	Baltimore Orioles	AL	161	5.00
19	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	4.91
20	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	4.87
21	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	4.86
22	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	4.84
23	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	4.79
24	California Angels	AL	162	4.74
25	San Diego Padres	NL	162	4.51
26	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	4.45

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.