1883 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Boston Beaneaters led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1883, with 538, 60 ahead of the New York Metropolitans. The average across 16 MLB teams is 330.9.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Boston Beaneaters
98 games
538
Strikeouts
60 clear of New York Metropolitans
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | 538 |
| 2 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | 478 |
| 3 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | 402 |
| 4 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | 376 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 362 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | 347 |
| MLB average | 330.9 | |||
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | 325 |
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | 324 |
| 9 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | 323 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | 299 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | 290 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | 271 |
| 13 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | 269 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | 253 |
| 15 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | 222 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | 215 |
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.