2015 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2015, with 1,518, 174 ahead of the Washington Nationals. The average across 15 NL teams is 1,277.7.

Led the NL in 2015 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,518 Strikeouts 174 clear of Washington Nationals

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	162	1,518
2	Washington Nationals	162	1,344
3	San Diego Padres	162	1,327
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1,322
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,312
6	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,299
7	New York Mets	162	1,290
8	Colorado Rockies	162	1,283
	NL average		1,277.7
9	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,274
10	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,267
11	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,258
12	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,255
13	San Francisco Giants	162	1,159
14	Miami Marlins	162	1,150
15	Atlanta Braves	162	1,107

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.