2009 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2009, with 1,302, 30 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,119.7.

Led all of MLB in 2009 San Francisco Giants 162 games

1,302 Strikeouts 30 clear of Chicago Cubs

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,302
2	Chicago Cubs	NL	161	1,272
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,272
4	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,260
5	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1,248
6	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,232
7	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,230
8	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,187
9	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,181
10	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,158
11	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,154
12	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,153
12	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,153
14	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,144
15	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,125
16	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,124
	MLB average			1,119.7
17	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,119
18	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,104
19	Detroit Tigers	AL	163	1,102
20	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,069
21	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,062
22	Minnesota Twins	AL	163	1,052
23	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,049
24	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,043
25	New York Mets	NL	162	1,031
26	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,016
27	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	986
28	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	933
29	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	919
30	Washington Nationals	NL	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.