2017 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2017, with 1,614, 21 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,336.8.

Led all of MLB in 2017 Cleveland Indians 162 games

1,614 Strikeouts 21 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,614
2	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,593
3	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,580
4	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,560
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,549
6	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,482
7	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,457
8	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,439
9	New York Mets	NL	162	1,374
10	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,372
11	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,352
12	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,351
13	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,346
	MLB average			1,336.8
14	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,325
15	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,312
16	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,309
17	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,300
18	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,270
19	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,262
20	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,258
21	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,244
22	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,234
23	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,233
24	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,216
25	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,202
25	Miami Marlins	NL	162	1,202
25	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,202
28	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,193
29	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,166
30	Texas Rangers	AL	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.