2002 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2002, with 1,269, 81 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,072.6.

Led the NL in 2002 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,269 Strikeouts 81 clear of Cincinnati Reds

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	162	1,269
2	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,188
3	Florida Marlins	162	1,130
4	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,125
5	Houston Astros	162	1,120
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	1,109
7	Montreal Expos	162	1,104
8	Philadelphia Phillies	161	1,095
	NL average		1,072.6
9	San Diego Padres	162	1,062
10	New York Mets	161	1,044
11	Colorado Rockies	162	1,043
12	Atlanta Braves	161	1,028
13	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,016
14	San Francisco Giants	162	961
15	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	940
16	St. Louis Cardinals	162	927

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.