2021 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2021, with 1,618, 19 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,404.8.

Led all of MLB in 2021 Milwaukee Brewers 162 games

1,618 Strikeouts 19 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,618
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,599
3	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,588
4	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,569
5	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,527
6	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,524
7	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,517
8	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,480
9	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,478
10	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,468
11	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,456
12	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,453
12	New York Mets	NL	162	1,453
14	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,425
15	Atlanta Braves	NL	161	1,417
	MLB average			1,404.8
16	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,391
17	Miami Marlins	NL	162	1,381
18	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,358
19	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,346
20	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,344
21	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,332
22	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,328
23	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,317
24	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,312
25	Colorado Rockies	NL	161	1,269
26	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,259
27	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,239
28	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,238
29	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,234
30	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,225

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.