2012 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Houston Astros led the NL in strikeouts in 2012, with 1,365, 11 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,238.0.

Led the NL in 2012 Houston Astros 162 games

1,365 Strikeouts 11 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates

#	Team	G	SO
1	Houston Astros	162	1,365
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1,354
3	Washington Nationals	162	1,325
4	Atlanta Braves	162	1,289
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,266
5	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,266
7	New York Mets	162	1,250
8	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,240
9	San Diego Padres	162	1,238
	NL average		1,238.0
10	Chicago Cubs	162	1,235
11	Miami Marlins	162	1,228
12	Colorado Rockies	162	1,213
13	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,192
14	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,156
15	San Francisco Giants	162	1,097
16	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,094

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.