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2011 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2011, with 1,332, 16 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,149.6.

Led all of MLB in 2011 Atlanta Braves 162 games
1,332 Strikeouts 16 clear of San Francisco Giants
# Team League G SO
1 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1,332
2 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1,316
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,299
4 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 161 1,265
5 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 1,257
6 Chicago Cubs NL 162 1,224
7 New York Yankees AL 162 1,222
8 Chicago White Sox AL 162 1,220
9 Florida Marlins NL 162 1,218
10 Boston Red Sox AL 162 1,213
11 Houston Astros NL 162 1,191
12 Texas Rangers AL 162 1,179
13 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 1,169
14 Oakland Athletics AL 162 1,160
MLB average 1,149.6
15 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 1,143
16 San Diego Padres NL 162 1,139
17 New York Mets NL 162 1,126
18 Colorado Rockies NL 162 1,118
19 Detroit Tigers AL 162 1,115
20 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,112
21 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1,098
22 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1,088
23 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1,080
24 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 1,058
24 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 1,058
26 Washington Nationals NL 161 1,049
27 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 1,044
28 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 1,031
29 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1,024
30 Minnesota Twins AL 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.