2003 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2003, with 1,404, 113 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,066.6.

Led the NL in 2003 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,404 Strikeouts 113 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	162	1,404
2	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,291
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,289
4	Houston Astros	162	1,139
5	Florida Marlins	162	1,132
6	San Diego Padres	162	1,091
	NL average		1,066.6
7	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,060
8	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,034
9	Montreal Expos	162	1,028
10	San Francisco Giants	161	1,006
11	Atlanta Braves	162	992
12	St. Louis Cardinals	162	969
13	Cincinnati Reds	162	932
14	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	926
15	New York Mets	161	907
16	Colorado Rockies	162	866

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.