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2006 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out

The Florida Marlins led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2006, with 1,249, 16 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,055.2.

Led all of MLB in 2006 Florida Marlins 162 games
1,249 Strikeouts 16 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
# Team League G SO
1 Florida Marlins NL 162 1,249
2 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 1,233
3 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1,204
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,203
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 1,200
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,192
7 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1,169
8 Washington Nationals NL 162 1,156
9 Detroit Tigers AL 162 1,133
10 Colorado Rockies NL 162 1,108
11 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 1,106
12 San Diego Padres NL 162 1,104
13 Houston Astros NL 162 1,076
14 New York Mets NL 162 1,071
15 Texas Rangers AL 162 1,061
16 Boston Red Sox AL 162 1,056
16 Chicago White Sox AL 162 1,056
MLB average 1,055.2
18 New York Yankees AL 162 1,053
19 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1,040
20 Oakland Athletics AL 162 976
21 Seattle Mariners AL 162 974
22 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 965
23 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 959
24 Chicago Cubs NL 162 928
25 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 922
26 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 914
27 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 906
28 San Francisco Giants NL 161 891
29 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 878
30 Minnesota Twins AL 162 872

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.