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1996 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1996, with 7.63, 0.10 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 28 MLB teams is 6.50.

Led all of MLB in 1996 Atlanta Braves 162 games
7.63 Strikeouts / 9 0.10 clear of Montreal Expos
# Team League G K/9
1 Atlanta Braves NL 162 7.63
2 Montreal Expos NL 162 7.53
3 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 7.44
4 Houston Astros NL 162 7.23
5 San Diego Padres NL 162 7.22
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 7.19
7 New York Yankees AL 162 7.12
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6.79
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6.60
10 California Angels AL 161 6.58
11 Florida Marlins NL 162 6.55
12 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 6.51
MLB average 6.50
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 6.47
14 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 6.43
15 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 6.42
16 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6.40
16 Cleveland Indians AL 161 6.40
18 Chicago Cubs NL 162 6.35
19 Seattle Mariners AL 161 6.29
20 New York Mets NL 162 6.24
21 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6.22
22 Texas Rangers AL 163 6.06
23 Detroit Tigers AL 162 6.01
24 Minnesota Twins AL 162 6.00
25 Colorado Rockies NL 162 5.90
26 Kansas City Royals AL 161 5.75
27 Oakland Athletics AL 162 5.46
28 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 5.26

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.