1985 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1985, with 1,095, 133 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 26 MLB teams is 863.5.

Led all of MLB in 1985 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games

1,095 Strikeouts 133 clear of San Francisco Giants

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,095
2	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	962
3	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	942
4	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	937
5	Detroit Tigers	AL	161	926
6	Baltimore Orioles	AL	161	908
7	California Angels	AL	162	902
8	Montreal Expos	NL	161	880
9	Houston Astros	NL	162	873
10	New York Mets	NL	162	872
	MLB average			863.5
11	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	861
12	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	856
13	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	853
14	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	849
15	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	846
16	Chicago White Sox	AL	163	843
17	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	842
18	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	840
19	Texas Rangers	AL	161	819
20	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	817
21	Boston Red Sox	AL	163	816
22	San Diego Padres	NL	162	809
23	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	161	807
24	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	779
25	New York Yankees	AL	161	771
26	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	746

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.