1988 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Mets led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1988, with 1,100, 15 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 898.3.
Led all of MLB in 1988
New York Mets
160 games
1,100
Strikeouts
15 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | 1,100 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 1,085 |
| 3 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1,049 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 1,029 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 983 |
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 981 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 934 |
| 8 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 923 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 912 |
| 10 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 904 |
| MLB average | 898.3 | |||
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 897 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 897 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 890 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 886 |
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 885 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 881 |
| 17 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 875 |
| 18 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 861 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 859 |
| 20 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 832 |
| 21 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 817 |
| 22 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 812 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 810 |
| 24 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | 790 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 754 |
| 26 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 709 |
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.