2011 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Seattle Mariners led the AL in strikeouts in 2011, with 1,280, 11 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 14 AL teams is 1,113.4.

Led the AL in 2011 Seattle Mariners 162 games

1,280 Strikeouts 11 clear of Cleveland Indians

#	Team	G	SO
1	Seattle Mariners	162	1,280
2	Cleveland Indians	162	1,269
3	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,193
4	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,184
5	Detroit Tigers	162	1,143
6	New York Yankees	162	1,138
7	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,120
	AL average		1,113.4
8	Boston Red Sox	162	1,108
9	Oakland Athletics	162	1,094
10	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,086
11	Minnesota Twins	162	1,048
12	Kansas City Royals	162	1,006
13	Chicago White Sox	162	989
14	Texas Rangers	162	930

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.