1962 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 1962, with 1,104, 57 ahead of the Houston Colt .45's. The average across 20 MLB teams is 878.4.
Led all of MLB in 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers
165 games
1,104
Strikeouts
57 clear of Houston Colt .45's
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 165 | 1,104 |
| 2 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
NL | 162 | 1,047 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 964 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 163 | 948 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 923 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 914 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 898 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 897 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 165 | 886 |
| MLB average | 878.4 | |||
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | 873 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 863 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 858 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 838 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 825 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 821 |
| 16 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 162 | 802 |
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 783 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 780 |
| 19 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 161 | 772 |
| 20 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | 771 |
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.