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1996 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Atlanta Braves led the NL in strikeouts in 1996, with 1,245, 33 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 14 NL teams is 1,089.4.

Led the NL in 1996 Atlanta Braves 162 games
1,245 Strikeouts 33 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G SO
1 Atlanta Braves 162 1,245
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,212
3 Montreal Expos 162 1,206
4 San Diego Padres 162 1,194
5 Houston Astros 162 1,163
NL average 1,089.4
6 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,089
7 Florida Marlins 162 1,050
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1,050
9 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,044
9 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 1,044
11 Chicago Cubs 162 1,027
12 New York Mets 162 999
13 San Francisco Giants 162 997
14 Colorado Rockies 162 932

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.