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2008 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Florida Marlins led the NL in strikeouts in 2008, with 1,371, 84 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,128.1.

Led the NL in 2008 Florida Marlins 161 games
1,371 Strikeouts 84 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks
# Team G SO
1 Florida Marlins 161 1,371
2 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 1,287
3 San Diego Padres 162 1,259
4 Colorado Rockies 162 1,209
5 Milwaukee Brewers 162 1,203
6 Chicago Cubs 161 1,186
NL average 1,128.1
7 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,125
8 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,117
9 Washington Nationals 161 1,095
10 Houston Astros 161 1,051
11 San Francisco Giants 162 1,044
12 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 1,039
13 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,032
14 New York Mets 162 1,024
15 Atlanta Braves 162 1,023
16 St. Louis Cardinals 162 985

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.