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1951 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1951, with 4.38, 0.40 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.83.

Led the NL in 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 158 games
4.38 Strikeouts / 9 0.40 clear of New York Giants
# Team G K/9
1 Brooklyn Dodgers 158 4.38
2 New York Giants 157 3.98
3 Boston Braves 155 3.91
NL average 3.83
4 Cincinnati Reds 155 3.78
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 3.78
6 Philadelphia Phillies 154 3.70
7 St. Louis Cardinals 155 3.54
8 Chicago Cubs 155 3.53

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.