1887 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1887, with 4.08, 0.02 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.89.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Chicago White Stockings
127 games
4.08
Strikeouts / 9
0.02 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 4.08 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 4.06 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 3.47 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 3.46 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 3.36 |
| 6 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 3.27 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 3.16 |
| MLB average | 2.89 | |||
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 2.72 |
| 9 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 2.63 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 2.52 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 2.51 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 2.51 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 2.41 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 2.08 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 2.03 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 2.01 |
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.