2020 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in strikeouts in 2020, with 621, 69 ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. The average across 15 AL teams is 518.4.
Led the AL in 2020
Cleveland Indians
60 games
621
Strikeouts
69 clear of Tampa Bay Rays
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
60 | 621 |
| 2 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
60 | 552 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
60 | 537 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
60 | 535 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
60 | 528 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
60 | 526 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
60 | 523 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
60 | 523 |
| 9 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
60 | 519 |
| AL average | 518.4 | ||
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
60 | 517 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
60 | 506 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
60 | 489 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
60 | 487 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
60 | 469 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
58 | 444 |
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.