2011 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Washington Nationals led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2011, with 1,323, 3 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,149.6.

Led all of MLB in 2011 Washington Nationals 161 games

1,323 Strikeouts 3 clear of San Diego Padres

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Washington Nationals	NL	161	1,323
2	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,320
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,308
4	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,280
5	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,269
6	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,260
7	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,250
8	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,249
9	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1,244
10	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,202
11	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,201
12	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,193
13	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,184
14	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,164
	MLB average			1,149.6
15	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,143
16	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,138
17	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,122
18	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,120
19	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,108
20	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,094
21	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	161	1,087
22	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,086
23	New York Mets	NL	162	1,085
24	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,083
25	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,048
26	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,024
27	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,006
28	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	989
29	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	978
30	Texas Rangers	AL	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.