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1990 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 1990, with 1,217, 188 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 930.3.

Led the NL in 1990 New York Mets 162 games
1,217 Strikeouts 188 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team G SO
1 New York Mets 162 1,217
2 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,029
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,021
4 Montreal Expos 162 991
5 Atlanta Braves 162 938
NL average 930.3
6 San Diego Padres 162 928
7 Chicago Cubs 162 877
8 Houston Astros 162 854
9 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 848
10 Philadelphia Phillies 162 840
11 St. Louis Cardinals 162 833
12 San Francisco Giants 162 788

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.