2008 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Oakland Athletics led the AL in strikeouts in 2008, with 1,226, 2 ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. The average across 14 AL teams is 1,059.6.
Led the AL in 2008
Oakland Athletics
161 games
1,226
Strikeouts
2 clear of Tampa Bay Rays
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 1,226 |
| 2 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 1,224 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 1,213 |
| 4 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 1,207 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 1,076 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 1,068 |
| AL average | 1,059.6 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 1,016 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 1,015 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 1,005 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 990 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 987 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
163 | 979 |
| 13 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 938 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 890 |
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.