1988 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The New York Mets led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1988, with 6.88, 0.03 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5.58.

Led all of MLB in 1988 New York Mets 160 games

6.88 Strikeouts / 9 0.03 clear of Boston Red Sox

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	New York Mets	NL	160	6.88
2	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	6.85
3	Houston Astros	NL	162	6.40
4	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	6.33
5	Seattle Mariners	AL	161	6.18
6	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	5.94
7	Cincinnati Reds	NL	161	5.78
8	Texas Rangers	AL	161	5.71
9	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	5.64
10	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	5.61
11	Montreal Expos	NL	163	5.60
12	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	5.58
	MLB average			5.58
13	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	5.54
14	Chicago Cubs	NL	163	5.51
15	San Diego Padres	NL	161	5.50
16	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	5.39
16	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	5.39
16	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	5.39
19	New York Yankees	AL	161	5.32
20	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	5.17
21	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	5.10
22	California Angels	AL	162	5.05
23	Atlanta Braves	NL	160	5.04
24	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	160	4.94
25	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	4.72
26	Baltimore Orioles	AL	161	4.51

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.