1989 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Texas Rangers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1989, with 1,112, 4 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is 909.6.
Led all of MLB in 1989
Texas Rangers
162 games
1,112
Strikeouts
4 clear of New York Mets
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 1,112 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,108 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 1,059 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 1,054 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 160 | 1,052 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 981 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 978 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 966 |
| 9 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 965 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 933 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 930 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 918 |
| MLB average | 909.6 | |||
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 899 |
| 14 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 897 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 897 |
| 16 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 851 |
| 17 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 849 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 844 |
| 18 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 164 | 844 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 831 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 164 | 827 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 812 |
| 23 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 802 |
| 24 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 787 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 778 |
| 26 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 676 |
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.