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1893 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1893, with 395, 94 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 12 MLB teams is 278.5.

Led all of MLB in 1893 New York Giants 136 games
395 Strikeouts 94 clear of St. Louis Browns
# Team League G SO
1 New York Giants NL 136 395
2 St. Louis Browns NL 135 301
3 Brooklyn Grooms NL 130 297
4 Washington Senators NL 130 292
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 133 286
6 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 131 280
MLB average 278.5
7 Baltimore Orioles NL 130 275
8 Chicago Colts NL 128 273
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 131 258
10 Boston Beaneaters NL 131 253
11 Cleveland Spiders NL 129 242
12 Louisville Colonels NL 126 190

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.