2009 AL Strikeouts by Team

The New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts in 2009, with 1,260, 30 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 1,099.0.

Led the AL in 2009 New York Yankees 162 games

1,260 Strikeouts 30 clear of Boston Red Sox

#	Team	G	SO
1	New York Yankees	162	1,260
2	Boston Red Sox	162	1,230
3	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,181
4	Kansas City Royals	162	1,153
5	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,125
6	Oakland Athletics	162	1,124
7	Chicago White Sox	162	1,119
8	Detroit Tigers	163	1,102
	AL average		1,099.0
9	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,062
10	Minnesota Twins	163	1,052
11	Seattle Mariners	162	1,043
12	Texas Rangers	162	1,016
13	Cleveland Indians	162	986
14	Baltimore Orioles	162	933

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.