1889 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings
The New York Giants led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1889, with 4.37, 0.53 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.40.
Led the NL in 1889
New York Giants
131 games
4.37
Strikeouts / 9
0.53 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
131 | 4.37 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
133 | 3.84 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
130 | 3.46 |
| NL average | 3.40 | ||
| 4 | Cleveland Spiders | 136 | 3.29 |
| 5 | Washington Nationals | 127 | 3.17 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
136 | 3.16 |
| 7 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 135 | 3.13 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
134 | 2.75 |
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.