2020 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2020, with 621, 6 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 30 MLB teams is 519.5.
Led all of MLB in 2020
Cleveland Indians
60 games
621
Strikeouts
6 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 60 | 621 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 60 | 615 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 60 | 614 |
| 4 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 60 | 574 |
| 5 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 60 | 565 |
| 6 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
AL | 60 | 552 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 60 | 537 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 60 | 536 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 60 | 535 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 60 | 532 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 60 | 528 |
| 12 |
 Houston Astros
|
AL | 60 | 526 |
| 13 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 60 | 524 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 60 | 523 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 60 | 523 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
AL | 60 | 523 |
| MLB average | 519.5 | |||
| 17 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 60 | 519 |
| 18 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 60 | 517 |
| 18 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 60 | 517 |
| 20 |
 Washington Nationals
|
NL | 60 | 508 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 60 | 506 |
| 21 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 60 | 506 |
| 23 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 60 | 489 |
| 24 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 60 | 488 |
| 25 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 60 | 487 |
| 26 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 60 | 469 |
| 27 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 58 | 464 |
| 28 |
 Miami Marlins
|
NL | 60 | 451 |
| 29 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 58 | 444 |
| 30 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 60 | 393 |
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.