2012 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2012, with 1,387, 22 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,214.2.

Led all of MLB in 2012 Oakland Athletics 162 games

1,387 Strikeouts 22 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,387
2	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,365
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,354
4	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,325
5	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,323
6	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,315
7	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,289
8	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,266
8	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,266
10	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,259
11	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,251
12	New York Mets	NL	162	1,250
13	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,240
14	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,238
15	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,235
16	Miami Marlins	NL	162	1,228
	MLB average			1,214.2
17	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,213
18	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,203
19	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,197
20	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,192
21	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,176
22	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,156
23	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,113
24	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,103
24	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,103
26	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,097
27	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,094
28	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,087
29	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,069
30	Kansas City Royals	AL	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.