2019 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2019, with 1,671, 38 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,427.4.

Led all of MLB in 2019 Houston Astros 162 games

1,671 Strikeouts 38 clear of Boston Red Sox

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,671
2	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,633
3	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,621
4	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,552
5	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,534
6	New York Mets	NL	162	1,520
7	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,519
8	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,511
9	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,508
10	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,497
11	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,475
12	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,463
13	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,444
14	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,443
	MLB average			1,427.4
15	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,427
16	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,404
17	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,399
18	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,393
19	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,392
20	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,379
21	Miami Marlins	NL	162	1,378
22	Detroit Tigers	AL	161	1,368
22	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,368
24	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,332
25	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	1,312
26	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,299
27	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,264
28	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,248
29	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,239
30	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,230

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.