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1893 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1893, with 2.93, 0.61 ahead of the Brooklyn Grooms. The average across 12 MLB teams is 2.16.

Led all of MLB in 1893 New York Giants 136 games
2.93 Strikeouts / 9 0.61 clear of Brooklyn Grooms
# Team League G K/9
1 New York Giants NL 136 2.93
2 Brooklyn Grooms NL 130 2.32
3 Washington Senators NL 130 2.31
4 St. Louis Browns NL 135 2.24
5 Baltimore Orioles NL 130 2.20
5 Chicago Colts NL 128 2.20
MLB average 2.16
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 133 2.16
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 131 2.16
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 131 1.98
10 Boston Beaneaters NL 131 1.96
11 Cleveland Spiders NL 129 1.91
12 Louisville Colonels NL 126 1.58

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.