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1951 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1951, with 649, 2 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 593.3.

Led the NL in 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 158 games
649 Strikeouts 2 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G SO
1 Brooklyn Dodgers 158 649
2 Chicago Cubs 155 647
3 New York Giants 157 624
4 Boston Braves 155 617
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 615
NL average 593.3
6 Cincinnati Reds 155 577
7 Philadelphia Phillies 154 525
8 St. Louis Cardinals 155 492

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.