1986 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Houston Astros led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1986, with 7.17, 0.60 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 12 NL teams is 6.00.

Led the NL in 1986 Houston Astros 162 games

7.17 Strikeouts / 9 0.60 clear of New York Mets

#	Team	G	K/9
1	Houston Astros	162	7.17
2	New York Mets	162	6.57
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	6.50
4	Montreal Expos	161	6.45
5	San Francisco Giants	162	6.11
	NL average		6.00
6	Chicago Cubs	160	5.99
7	Atlanta Braves	161	5.89
8	San Diego Padres	162	5.82
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	5.73
10	Cincinnati Reds	162	5.66
11	Philadelphia Phillies	161	5.42
12	St. Louis Cardinals	161	4.67

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.