2003 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2003, with 1,326, 105 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,026.7.

Led all of MLB in 2003 Cincinnati Reds 162 games

1,326 Strikeouts 105 clear of Milwaukee Brewers

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,326
2	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,221
3	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,158
4	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,155
5	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,134
6	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,099
7	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,081
8	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,073
9	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,062
10	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,052
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,049
12	New York Yankees	AL	163	1,042
13	New York Mets	NL	161	1,035
14	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	1,030
15	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,027
	MLB average			1,026.7
16	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,021
17	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,006
18	Montreal Expos	NL	162	990
19	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	989
20	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	985
21	San Francisco Giants	NL	161	980
22	Florida Marlins	NL	162	978
23	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	952
24	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	943
25	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	933
26	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	926
27	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	916
28	Baltimore Orioles	AL	163	902
29	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	898
30	Anaheim Angels	AL	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.