1877 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Boston Red Caps led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1877, with 2.91, 0.64 ahead of the Louisville Grays. The average across 6 MLB teams is 2.01.
Led all of MLB in 1877
Boston Red Caps
61 games
2.91
Strikeouts / 9
0.64 clear of Louisville Grays
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 61 | 2.91 |
| 2 | Louisville Grays | NL | 61 | 2.27 |
| 3 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | NL | 60 | 2.20 |
| MLB average | 2.01 | |||
| 4 | Hartford Dark Blues | NL | 60 | 1.64 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 60 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 58 | 1.49 |
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.