1998 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Seattle Mariners led the AL in strikeouts in 1998, with 1,156, 2 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 14 AL teams is 1,024.4.
Led the AL in 1998
Seattle Mariners
161 games
1,156
Strikeouts
2 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Seattle Mariners
|
161 | 1,156 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
163 | 1,154 |
| 3 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
162 | 1,091 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 1,080 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 1,065 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 1,037 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 1,025 |
| AL average | 1,024.4 | ||
| 8 |
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
162 | 1,008 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 999 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 994 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 952 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 947 |
| 13 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 922 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 911 |
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.