2021 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago White Sox led the AL in strikeouts in 2021, with 1,588, 19 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 15 AL teams is 1,398.9.

Led the AL in 2021 Chicago White Sox 162 games

1,588 Strikeouts 19 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago White Sox	162	1,588
2	New York Yankees	162	1,569
3	Boston Red Sox	162	1,527
4	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,478
5	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,468
6	Houston Astros	162	1,456
7	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,453
	AL average		1,398.9
8	Cleveland Indians	162	1,391
9	Kansas City Royals	162	1,344
10	Oakland Athletics	162	1,332
11	Seattle Mariners	162	1,328
12	Minnesota Twins	162	1,317
13	Detroit Tigers	162	1,259
14	Texas Rangers	162	1,239
15	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,234

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.