2012 AL Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Tampa Bay Rays led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 2012, with 8.53, 0.24 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 14 AL teams is 7.42.
Led the AL in 2012
Tampa Bay Rays
162 games
8.53
Strikeouts / 9
0.24 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 8.53 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 8.29 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 8.21 |
| 4 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 8.03 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 7.76 |
| AL average | 7.42 | ||
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 7.33 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 7.30 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 7.26 |
| 9 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 7.20 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 7.14 |
| 11 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 7.12 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 6.96 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 6.78 |
| 14 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 5.90 |
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.