2005 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2005, with 1,303, 141 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,021.5.

Led all of MLB in 2005 Cincinnati Reds 163 games

1,303 Strikeouts 141 clear of Milwaukee Brewers

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Cincinnati Reds	NL	163	1,303
2	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,162
3	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,112
4	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,103
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,094
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,094
7	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,093
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,092
9	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,090
10	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,084
11	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,083
12	New York Mets	NL	162	1,075
13	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,044
14	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,038
15	Houston Astros	NL	163	1,037
	MLB average			1,021.5
16	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,008
17	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,002
18	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	990
19	New York Yankees	AL	162	989
20	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	986
21	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	978
22	San Diego Padres	NL	162	977
23	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	955
24	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	947
25	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	920
26	Florida Marlins	NL	162	918
27	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	902
28	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	901
29	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	848
30	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	819

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.