1986 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1986, with 1,160, 77 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is 950.2.
Led all of MLB in 1986
Houston Astros
162 games
1,160
Strikeouts
77 clear of New York Mets
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1,160 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,083 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 1,059 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 1,051 |
| 4 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 1,051 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 1,033 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 163 | 1,002 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 992 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 160 | 962 |
| 10 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 955 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 954 |
| 12 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 952 |
| MLB average | 950.2 | |||
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 944 |
| 14 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 937 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 937 |
| 16 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 934 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 932 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 924 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 924 |
| 20 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 895 |
| 21 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 888 |
| 22 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 880 |
| 23 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 878 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 874 |
| 25 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 161 | 761 |
| 26 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 163 | 744 |
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.