1958 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1958, with 855, 33 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 MLB teams is 764.3.
Led all of MLB in 1958
Los Angeles Dodgers
154 games
855
Strikeouts
33 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 855 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 822 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 805 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 797 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 796 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 778 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 154 | 775 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | 773 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 153 | 766 |
| MLB average | 764.3 | |||
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 762 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 751 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 749 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 156 | 720 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 705 |
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 695 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 679 |
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.