2018 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Houston Astros led the AL in strikeouts in 2018, with 1,687, 53 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 15 AL teams is 1,361.7.

Led the AL in 2018 Houston Astros 162 games

1,687 Strikeouts 53 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	G	SO
1	Houston Astros	162	1,687
2	New York Yankees	162	1,634
3	Boston Red Sox	162	1,558
4	Cleveland Indians	162	1,544
5	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,421
6	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,386
7	Minnesota Twins	162	1,377
	AL average		1,361.7
8	Seattle Mariners	162	1,328
9	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,298
10	Chicago White Sox	162	1,259
11	Oakland Athletics	162	1,237
12	Detroit Tigers	162	1,215
13	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,203
14	Kansas City Royals	162	1,157
15	Texas Rangers	162	1,121

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.