2009 NL Strikeouts by Team

The San Francisco Giants led the NL in strikeouts in 2009, with 1,302, 30 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,137.8.

Led the NL in 2009 San Francisco Giants 162 games

1,302 Strikeouts 30 clear of Chicago Cubs

#	Team	G	SO
1	San Francisco Giants	162	1,302
2	Chicago Cubs	161	1,272
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,272
4	Florida Marlins	162	1,248
5	Atlanta Braves	162	1,232
6	San Diego Padres	162	1,187
7	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,158
8	Colorado Rockies	162	1,154
9	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,153
10	Houston Astros	162	1,144
	NL average		1,137.8
11	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,104
12	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,069
13	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,049
14	New York Mets	162	1,031
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	919
16	Washington Nationals	162	911

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.