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1880 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Chicago White Stockings led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1880, with 4.26, 0.76 ahead of the Worcester Ruby Legs. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.95.

Led the NL in 1880 Chicago White Stockings 86 games
4.26 Strikeouts / 9 0.76 clear of Worcester Ruby Legs
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago White Stockings 86 4.26
2 Worcester Ruby Legs 85 3.50
3 Cleveland Blues 85 3.42
4 Providence Grays 87 3.22
NL average 2.95
5 Cincinnati Reds 83 2.62
6 Buffalo Bisons 85 2.27
7 Boston Red Caps 86 2.26
8 Troy Trojans 83 2.06

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.