1988 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Montreal Expos led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1988, with 1,053, 30 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 26 MLB teams is 898.3.
Led all of MLB in 1988
Montreal Expos
163 games
1,053
Strikeouts
30 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 1,053 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1,023 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 1,022 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 981 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 947 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | 947 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 944 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 935 |
| 8 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 935 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 926 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 922 |
| 12 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 911 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 910 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 908 |
| MLB average | 898.3 | |||
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 892 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 869 |
| 17 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 866 |
| 18 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 848 |
| 19 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | 842 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 841 |
| 21 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 840 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 832 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 827 |
| 24 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 819 |
| 25 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 787 |
| 26 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 728 |
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.