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2018 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 2018, with 10.44, 0.34 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 30 MLB teams is 8.53.

Led all of MLB in 2018 Houston Astros 162 games
10.44 Strikeouts / 9 0.34 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G K/9
1 Houston Astros AL 162 10.44
2 New York Yankees AL 162 10.10
3 Boston Red Sox AL 162 9.61
4 Cleveland Indians AL 162 9.54
4 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 163 9.54
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 9.12
7 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 8.91
7 New York Mets NL 162 8.91
9 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 8.83
10 Washington Nationals NL 162 8.82
11 Milwaukee Brewers NL 163 8.80
12 Atlanta Braves NL 162 8.79
13 Colorado Rockies NL 163 8.73
14 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 8.68
15 San Diego Padres NL 162 8.64
16 Minnesota Twins AL 162 8.59
MLB average 8.53
17 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 8.38
18 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 8.27
19 Seattle Mariners AL 162 8.25
20 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 8.15
21 Chicago Cubs NL 163 8.13
22 Chicago White Sox AL 162 7.89
23 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 7.86
24 San Francisco Giants NL 162 7.82
25 Miami Marlins NL 161 7.80
26 Detroit Tigers AL 162 7.67
27 Oakland Athletics AL 162 7.60
28 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 7.57
29 Kansas City Royals AL 162 7.27
30 Texas Rangers AL 162 7.05

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.