2018 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2018, with 1,594, 71 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,373.6.

Led all of MLB in 2018 Chicago White Sox 162 games

1,594 Strikeouts 71 clear of San Diego Padres

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,594
2	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,523
3	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,520
4	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,484
5	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,467
6	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,460
7	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	163	1,458
8	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	163	1,436
9	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,421
10	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,412
11	New York Mets	NL	162	1,404
12	Colorado Rockies	NL	163	1,397
13	Chicago Cubs	NL	163	1,388
13	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,388
15	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,387
16	Miami Marlins	NL	161	1,384
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,381
18	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,380
19	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,376
	MLB average			1,373.6
20	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,341
21	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,328
22	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,310
23	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,300
24	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,290
25	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,289
26	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,253
27	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	1,229
28	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,221
29	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,197
30	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,189

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.