1968 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1968, with 1,157, 42 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 20 MLB teams is 957.2.
Led all of MLB in 1968
Cleveland Indians
162 games
1,157
Strikeouts
42 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 1,157 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 164 | 1,115 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 1,044 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1,021 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 1,014 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 163 | 997 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 996 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 994 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 972 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 971 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 963 |
| MLB average | 957.2 | |||
| 12 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | 942 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 935 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 897 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 894 |
| 16 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 163 | 871 |
| 17 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 869 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 834 |
| 19 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 164 | 831 |
| 20 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | 826 |
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.