1989 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Mets led the NL in strikeouts in 1989, with 1,108, 49 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 12 NL teams is 946.2.
Led the NL in 1989
New York Mets
162 games
1,108
Strikeouts
49 clear of Montreal Expos
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
162 | 1,108 |
| 2 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 1,059 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
160 | 1,052 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 981 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 966 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 965 |
| NL average | 946.2 | ||
| 7 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 933 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 918 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 899 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
164 | 844 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
164 | 827 |
| 12 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 802 |
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.