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2002 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 2002, with 8.32, 0.21 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 30 MLB teams is 6.53.

Led all of MLB in 2002 Chicago Cubs 162 games
8.32 Strikeouts / 9 0.21 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks
# Team League G K/9
1 Chicago Cubs NL 162 8.32
2 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 8.11
3 Houston Astros NL 162 7.59
4 Boston Red Sox AL 162 7.20
5 New York Yankees AL 161 7.04
6 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6.99
7 San Diego Padres NL 162 6.94
8 New York Mets NL 161 6.91
9 Florida Marlins NL 162 6.82
10 Montreal Expos NL 162 6.74
11 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6.68
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 6.67
13 Seattle Mariners AL 162 6.62
MLB average 6.53
14 Atlanta Braves NL 161 6.49
15 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 6.45
16 Texas Rangers AL 162 6.44
17 Minnesota Twins AL 161 6.39
18 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6.33
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 6.28
20 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6.21
21 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 6.20
22 Anaheim Angels AL 162 6.19
23 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6.07
24 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6.00
25 Chicago White Sox AL 162 5.98
26 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 5.86
27 Colorado Rockies NL 162 5.80
28 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 161 5.78
29 Kansas City Royals AL 162 5.68
30 Detroit Tigers AL 161 5.05

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.