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1991 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1991, with 1,033, 5 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 938.1.

Led all of MLB in 1991 Houston Astros 162 games
1,033 Strikeouts 5 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team League G SO
1 Houston Astros NL 162 1,033
2 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1,028
2 New York Mets NL 161 1,028
4 Texas Rangers AL 162 1,022
5 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1,004
6 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1,003
7 Boston Red Sox AL 162 999
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 997
9 California Angels AL 162 990
10 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 988
11 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 971
12 Atlanta Braves NL 162 969
MLB average 938.1
13 New York Yankees AL 162 936
14 Chicago Cubs NL 160 927
15 Chicago White Sox AL 162 923
16 San Diego Padres NL 162 921
17 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 919
18 Montreal Expos NL 161 909
19 San Francisco Giants NL 162 905
20 Oakland Athletics AL 162 892
21 Minnesota Twins AL 162 876
22 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 868
23 Cleveland Indians AL 162 862
24 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 859
25 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 822
26 Detroit Tigers AL 162 739

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.