2011 AL Strikeouts by Team

The New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts in 2011, with 1,222, 2 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 1,118.2.

Led the AL in 2011 New York Yankees 162 games

1,222 Strikeouts 2 clear of Chicago White Sox

#	Team	G	SO
1	New York Yankees	162	1,222
2	Chicago White Sox	162	1,220
3	Boston Red Sox	162	1,213
4	Texas Rangers	162	1,179
5	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,169
6	Oakland Athletics	162	1,160
7	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,143
	AL average		1,118.2
8	Detroit Tigers	162	1,115
9	Seattle Mariners	162	1,088
10	Kansas City Royals	162	1,080
11	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,058
12	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,044
13	Cleveland Indians	162	1,024
14	Minnesota Twins	162	940

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.