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2003 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 2003, with 7.01, 0.12 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 6.11.

Led the AL in 2003 Boston Red Sox 162 games
7.01 Strikeouts / 9 0.12 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G K/9
1 Boston Red Sox 162 7.01
2 New York Yankees 163 6.89
3 Chicago White Sox 162 6.64
4 Oakland Athletics 162 6.36
5 Texas Rangers 162 6.34
6 Seattle Mariners 162 6.25
7 Toronto Blue Jays 162 6.17
8 Anaheim Angels 162 6.16
9 Minnesota Twins 162 6.14
AL average 6.11
10 Baltimore Orioles 163 6.09
11 Cleveland Indians 162 5.82
12 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 162 5.49
13 Kansas City Royals 162 5.41
14 Detroit Tigers 162 4.78

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.