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1954 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1954, with 4.92, 0.36 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 4.15.

Led all of MLB in 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 154 games
4.92 Strikeouts / 9 0.36 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G K/9
1 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 154 4.92
2 Chicago White Sox AL 155 4.56
3 Boston Red Sox AL 156 4.51
4 Milwaukee Braves NL 154 4.50
5 New York Giants NL 154 4.48
6 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 4.40
7 Baltimore Orioles AL 154 4.38
8 Cleveland Indians AL 156 4.30
9 New York Yankees AL 155 4.27
MLB average 4.15
10 Chicago Cubs NL 154 4.07
11 Detroit Tigers AL 155 3.92
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 3.76
13 Washington Senators AL 155 3.66
14 Philadelphia Athletics AL 156 3.64
15 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 154 3.53
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 3.51

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.