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1874 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The New York Mutuals led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1874, with 1.55, 0.50 ahead of the Philadelphia Whites. The average across 8 MLB teams is 0.76.

Led all of MLB in 1874 New York Mutuals 65 games
1.55 Strikeouts / 9 0.50 clear of Philadelphia Whites
# Team League G K/9
1 New York Mutuals NA 65 1.55
2 Philadelphia Whites NA 58 1.05
MLB average 0.76
3 Brooklyn Atlantics NA 56 0.75
4 Hartford Dark Blues NA 53 0.73
5 Philadelphia Athletics NA 55 0.68
6 Boston Red Stockings NA 71 0.44
6 Chicago White Stockings NA 59 0.44
8 Baltimore Canaries NA 47 0.43

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.