2001 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2001, with 1,344, 47 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,080.1.
Led all of MLB in 2001
Chicago Cubs
162 games
1,344
Strikeouts
47 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 1,344 |
| 2 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 162 | 1,297 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 1,266 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 1,259 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1,228 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 1,218 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 1,212 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,191 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 1,133 |
| 10 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | 1,119 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 1,117 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 1,103 |
| 13 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 1,088 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 1,086 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 1,083 |
| MLB average | 1,080.1 | |||
| 16 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1,080 |
| 17 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | 1,058 |
| 18 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 162 | 1,057 |
| 19 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 1,051 |
| 20 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 1,041 |
| 21 |
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
AL | 162 | 1,030 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 965 |
| 23 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 951 |
| 24 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
AL | 162 | 947 |
| 25 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 943 |
| 26 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 938 |
| 27 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 921 |
| 28 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 911 |
| 29 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 908 |
| 30 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 859 |
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.