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1964 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1964, with 6.88, 0.44 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 10 NL teams is 5.73.

Led the NL in 1964 Cincinnati Reds 163 games
6.88 Strikeouts / 9 0.44 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G K/9
1 Cincinnati Reds 163 6.88
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 164 6.44
3 San Francisco Giants 162 6.24
4 Philadelphia Phillies 162 6.22
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 5.93
NL average 5.73
6 Milwaukee Braves 162 5.68
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 5.46
8 Houston Colt .45's 162 5.37
9 Chicago Cubs 162 4.59
10 New York Mets 163 4.49

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.