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1999 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1999, with 7.43, 0.08 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 30 MLB teams is 6.48.

Led all of MLB in 1999 Houston Astros 162 games
7.43 Strikeouts / 9 0.08 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks
# Team League G K/9
1 Houston Astros NL 162 7.43
2 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 7.35
3 Atlanta Braves NL 162 7.32
4 New York Mets NL 163 7.24
5 Boston Red Sox AL 162 7.09
6 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6.95
6 New York Yankees AL 162 6.95
8 San Diego Padres NL 162 6.83
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 6.80
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6.67
11 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 6.65
11 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6.65
13 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 6.63
14 Montreal Expos NL 162 6.54
15 Colorado Rockies NL 162 6.50
MLB average 6.48
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6.44
17 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 6.38
18 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 6.31
19 Detroit Tigers AL 161 6.18
20 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6.16
20 Chicago Cubs NL 162 6.16
20 Milwaukee Brewers NL 161 6.16
23 Seattle Mariners AL 162 6.15
24 Texas Rangers AL 162 6.13
25 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6.06
26 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6.05
27 Florida Marlins NL 162 5.91
28 Minnesota Twins AL 161 5.86
29 Anaheim Angels AL 162 5.51
30 Kansas City Royals AL 161 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.