Daily quiz

1884 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1884, with 12.03, 4.43 ahead of the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League). The average across 33 MLB teams is 5.17.

Led all of MLB in 1884 Milwaukee Brewers 12 games
12.03 Strikeouts / 9 4.43 clear of Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)
# Team League G K/9
1 Milwaukee Brewers UA 12 12.03
2 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) UA 92 7.60
3 Wilmington Quicksteps UA 17 7.16
4 Boston Reds UA 109 7.11
5 Washington Nationals UA 112 6.46
6 Boston Beaneaters NL 116 6.44
7 Baltimore Orioles AA 108 5.98
8 Baltimore Monumentals UA 105 5.97
9 New York Metropolitans AA 112 5.74
10 St. Paul White Caps UA 9 5.58
11 Providence Grays NL 114 5.55
MLB average 5.17
12 New York Gothams NL 116 5.03
12 Philadelphia Athletics AA 108 5.03
14 St. Louis Maroons UA 113 4.98
15 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds UA 103 4.95
16 Columbus Buckeyes AA 110 4.92
17 Buffalo Bisons NL 114 4.80
18 Toledo Blue Stockings AA 109 4.77
19 Philadelphia Keystones UA 67 4.70
20 Indianapolis Hoosiers AA 110 4.60
21 Detroit Wolverines NL 114 4.46
22 Cleveland Blues NL 113 4.36
23 St. Louis Browns AA 110 4.35
24 Kansas City Cowboys UA 82 4.28
25 Louisville Eclipse AA 110 4.27
26 Chicago White Stockings NL 112 4.26
27 Richmond Virginians AA 45 4.06
28 Washington Nationals AA 63 3.89
29 Altoona Mountain City UA 25 3.81
30 Philadelphia Quakers NL 113 3.77
31 Brooklyn Atlantics AA 109 3.59
32 Pittsburg Alleghenys AA 110 3.22
33 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 112 2.82

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.