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1997 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1997, with 7.66, 0.06 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 14 NL teams is 6.89.

Led the NL in 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
7.66 Strikeouts / 9 0.06 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G K/9
1 Philadelphia Phillies 162 7.66
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 7.60
3 Florida Marlins 162 7.39
4 Atlanta Braves 162 7.34
5 Cincinnati Reds 162 7.20
6 Montreal Expos 162 7.08
7 Houston Astros 162 7.02
8 St. Louis Cardinals 162 6.99
NL average 6.89
9 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 6.77
10 Chicago Cubs 162 6.75
11 San Diego Padres 162 6.57
12 San Francisco Giants 162 6.50
13 New York Mets 162 6.06
14 Colorado Rockies 162 5.47

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.