1987 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1987, with 1,109, 15 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 26 MLB teams is 965.3.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Philadelphia Phillies
162 games
1,109
Strikeouts
15 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 1,109 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1,094 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 1,081 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 1,064 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 1,056 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 1,040 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 1,034 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,012 |
| 9 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 992 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 977 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 971 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 970 |
| MLB average | 965.3 | |||
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 949 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 939 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 936 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 933 |
| 17 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 928 |
| 18 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 926 |
| 19 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 923 |
| 20 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 918 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 914 |
| 22 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 913 |
| 23 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 898 |
| 24 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 863 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 834 |
| 26 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 825 |
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.