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2011 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 2011, with 7.54, 0.02 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 6.94.

Led the AL in 2011 New York Yankees 162 games
7.54 Strikeouts / 9 0.02 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team G K/9
1 New York Yankees 162 7.54
2 Chicago White Sox 162 7.52
3 Boston Red Sox 162 7.49
4 Texas Rangers 162 7.36
5 Oakland Athletics 162 7.21
5 Toronto Blue Jays 162 7.21
7 Tampa Bay Rays 162 7.10
8 Detroit Tigers 162 6.97
AL average 6.94
9 Seattle Mariners 162 6.83
10 Kansas City Royals 162 6.70
11 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 6.50
12 Baltimore Orioles 162 6.49
13 Cleveland Indians 162 6.34
14 Minnesota Twins 162 5.95

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.