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1998 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Atlanta Braves led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1998, with 7.71, 0.18 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 16 NL teams is 6.80.

Led the NL in 1998 Atlanta Braves 162 games
7.71 Strikeouts / 9 0.18 clear of San Diego Padres
# Team G K/9
1 Atlanta Braves 162 7.71
2 San Diego Padres 162 7.53
3 Chicago Cubs 163 7.35
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 7.33
5 Houston Astros 162 7.26
6 Philadelphia Phillies 162 7.23
7 New York Mets 162 6.97
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 163 6.91
9 Cincinnati Reds 162 6.86
NL average 6.80
10 San Francisco Giants 163 6.64
11 Milwaukee Brewers 162 6.59
12 Montreal Expos 162 6.41
13 Florida Marlins 162 6.31
14 Colorado Rockies 162 5.97
15 St. Louis Cardinals 163 5.95
16 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 5.71

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.