2012 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Oakland Athletics led the AL in strikeouts in 2012, with 1,387, 64 ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. The average across 14 AL teams is 1,187.0.

Led the AL in 2012 Oakland Athletics 162 games

1,387 Strikeouts 64 clear of Tampa Bay Rays

#	Team	G	SO
1	Oakland Athletics	162	1,387
2	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,323
3	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,315
4	Seattle Mariners	162	1,259
5	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,251
6	Chicago White Sox	162	1,203
7	Boston Red Sox	162	1,197
	AL average		1,187.0
8	New York Yankees	162	1,176
9	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,113
10	Detroit Tigers	162	1,103
10	Texas Rangers	162	1,103
12	Cleveland Indians	162	1,087
13	Minnesota Twins	162	1,069
14	Kansas City Royals	162	1,032

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.