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1901 MLB Strikeouts by Team

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

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1901, with 587, 9 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 436.0.

Led all of MLB in 1901 Cincinnati Reds 142 games
587 Strikeouts 9 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G SO
1 Cincinnati Reds NL 142 587
2 New York Giants NL 141 578
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 140 550
4 St. Louis Cardinals NL 142 540
5 Chicago Orphans NL 140 530
6 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 518
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 140 497
8 Brooklyn Superbas NL 137 446
MLB average 436.0
9 Milwaukee Brewers AL 139 387
10 Baltimore Orioles AL 134 373
11 Detroit Tigers AL 135 348
12 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 344
13 Washington Senators AL 138 339
14 Chicago White Sox AL 137 336
15 Cleveland Blues AL 138 322
16 Boston Americans AL 138 281

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.