2003 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts in 2003, with 1,099, 18 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 14 AL teams is 986.1.

Led the AL in 2003 Detroit Tigers 162 games

1,099 Strikeouts 18 clear of Toronto Blue Jays

#	Team	G	SO
1	Detroit Tigers	162	1,099
2	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,081
3	Cleveland Indians	162	1,062
4	Texas Rangers	162	1,052
5	New York Yankees	163	1,042
6	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	162	1,030
7	Minnesota Twins	162	1,027
8	Seattle Mariners	162	989
	AL average		986.1
9	Boston Red Sox	162	943
10	Kansas City Royals	162	926
11	Chicago White Sox	162	916
12	Baltimore Orioles	163	902
13	Oakland Athletics	162	898
14	Anaheim Angels	162	838

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.