2013 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2013, with 1,428, 49 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,223.7.

Led all of MLB in 2013 Detroit Tigers 162 games

1,428 Strikeouts 49 clear of Cleveland Indians

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,428
2	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,379
3	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	163	1,310
4	Texas Rangers	AL	163	1,309
5	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,297
6	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,296
7	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,294
8	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,292
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,261
10	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,256
11	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,254
12	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,249
13	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,236
14	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,233
15	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,232
	MLB average			1,223.7
16	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,218
17	New York Mets	NL	162	1,209
18	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,208
18	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,208
20	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,200
21	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,199
22	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,184
23	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,183
24	Miami Marlins	NL	162	1,177
25	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,171
26	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,169
27	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,125
28	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,084
29	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,064
30	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	985

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.