1987 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 1987, with 1,137, 34 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 965.3.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Houston Astros
162 games
1,137
Strikeouts
34 clear of Texas Rangers
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1,137 |
| 2 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 1,103 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 1,097 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 1,064 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 1,042 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 1,039 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1,038 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 1,034 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,032 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 1,024 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 1,012 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 990 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 976 |
| MLB average | 965.3 | |||
| 14 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 941 |
| 15 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 923 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 919 |
| 16 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 919 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 914 |
| 19 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 900 |
| 20 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 897 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 877 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 873 |
| 23 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 870 |
| 24 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 849 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 837 |
| 26 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 792 |
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.