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2014 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2014, with 1,450, 13 ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,248.0.

Led all of MLB in 2014 Cleveland Indians 162 games
1,450 Strikeouts 13 clear of Tampa Bay Rays
# Team League G SO
1 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1,450
2 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 1,437
3 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1,373
4 New York Yankees AL 162 1,370
5 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 1,342
6 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1,317
7 Chicago Cubs NL 162 1,311
8 New York Mets NL 162 1,303
9 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1,301
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,290
11 Washington Nationals NL 162 1,288
12 San Diego Padres NL 162 1,284
13 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 1,278
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,255
MLB average 1,248.0
15 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 1,246
16 Detroit Tigers AL 162 1,244
16 Oakland Athletics AL 162 1,244
18 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 1,228
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1,221
20 Boston Red Sox AL 162 1,213
21 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1,211
22 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 1,199
23 Miami Marlins NL 162 1,190
24 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 1,174
25 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1,168
26 Chicago White Sox AL 162 1,152
27 Houston Astros AL 162 1,137
28 Texas Rangers AL 162 1,110
29 Colorado Rockies NL 162 1,074
30 Minnesota Twins AL 162 1,031

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.