1882 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1882, with 354, 2 ahead of the Boston Red Caps. The average across 14 MLB teams is 238.6.
Led all of MLB in 1882
Detroit Wolverines
86 games
354
Strikeouts
2 clear of Boston Red Caps
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 86 | 354 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 85 | 352 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 84 | 287 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 84 | 279 |
| 5 | Providence Grays | NL | 84 | 273 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 79 | 253 |
| 7 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 79 | 240 |
| MLB average | 238.6 | |||
| 8 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 84 | 232 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Brown Stockings
|
AA | 79 | 225 |
| 10 | Worcester Ruby Legs | NL | 84 | 195 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 75 | 190 |
| 12 | Troy Trojans | NL | 85 | 184 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 80 | 165 |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 74 | 112 |
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.