2005 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2005, with 1,256, 83 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,051.9.

Led the NL in 2005 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,256 Strikeouts 83 clear of Milwaukee Brewers

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	162	1,256
2	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,173
3	Houston Astros	163	1,164
4	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,159
5	San Diego Padres	162	1,133
6	Florida Marlins	162	1,125
	NL average		1,051.9
7	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,038
8	New York Mets	162	1,012
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,004
10	Washington Nationals	162	997
11	Colorado Rockies	162	981
12	St. Louis Cardinals	162	974
13	San Francisco Giants	162	972
14	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	958
15	Cincinnati Reds	163	955
16	Atlanta Braves	162	929

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.