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1987 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1987, with 7.10, 0.23 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 6.01.

Led all of MLB in 1987 Houston Astros 162 games
7.10 Strikeouts / 9 0.23 clear of Texas Rangers
# Team League G K/9
1 Houston Astros NL 162 7.10
2 Texas Rangers AL 162 6.87
3 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6.79
4 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 6.59
5 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6.49
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 6.48
7 Chicago Cubs NL 161 6.42
8 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 6.39
8 New York Mets NL 162 6.39
10 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6.35
11 Montreal Expos NL 162 6.28
12 Minnesota Twins AL 162 6.24
13 Detroit Tigers AL 162 6.03
MLB average 6.01
14 Kansas City Royals AL 162 5.83
15 California Angels AL 162 5.81
16 Seattle Mariners AL 162 5.78
17 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 5.69
17 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 5.69
19 San Diego Padres NL 162 5.63
20 New York Yankees AL 162 5.60
21 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 5.45
22 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 5.44
23 Cleveland Indians AL 162 5.37
24 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 5.36
25 Atlanta Braves NL 161 5.28
26 Chicago White Sox AL 162 4.92

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.