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1901 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Chicago Orphans led the NL in strikeouts in 1901, with 586, 3 ahead of the Brooklyn Superbas. The average across 8 NL teams is 530.1.

Led the NL in 1901 Chicago Orphans 140 games
586 Strikeouts 3 clear of Brooklyn Superbas
# Team G SO
1 Chicago Orphans 140 586
2 Brooklyn Superbas 137 583
3 Boston Beaneaters 140 558
4 Cincinnati Reds 142 542
4 New York Giants 141 542
NL average 530.1
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 140 505
7 Philadelphia Phillies 140 480
8 St. Louis Cardinals 142 445

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.