2005 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2005, with 1,256, 83 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,021.5.

Led all of MLB in 2005 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,256 Strikeouts 83 clear of Milwaukee Brewers

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,256
2	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,173
3	Houston Astros	NL	163	1,164
4	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,159
5	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,133
6	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,126
7	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1,125
8	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,075
9	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,052
10	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,050
11	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,040
12	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,038
	MLB average			1,021.5
13	New York Mets	NL	162	1,012
14	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,004
15	Washington Nationals	NL	162	997
16	New York Yankees	AL	162	985
17	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	981
18	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	974
19	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	972
20	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	965
21	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	959
22	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	958
22	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	958
24	Cincinnati Reds	NL	163	955
25	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	949
26	Texas Rangers	AL	162	932
27	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	929
28	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	924
29	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	907
30	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	892

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.