2009 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Arizona Diamondbacks led the NL in strikeouts in 2009, with 1,298, 21 ahead of the Colorado Rockies. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,142.6.

Led the NL in 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 games

1,298 Strikeouts 21 clear of Colorado Rockies

#	Team	G	SO
1	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,298
2	Colorado Rockies	162	1,277
3	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,231
4	Florida Marlins	162	1,226
5	Washington Nationals	162	1,208
6	Chicago Cubs	161	1,185
7	San Diego Padres	162	1,182
8	San Francisco Giants	162	1,158
9	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,155
	NL average		1,142.6
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	1,142
11	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,129
12	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,068
13	Atlanta Braves	162	1,064
14	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,041
15	Houston Astros	162	990
16	New York Mets	162	928

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.