1973 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Mets led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1973, with 1,027, 17 ahead of the California Angels. The average across 24 MLB teams is 848.3.
Led all of MLB in 1973
New York Mets
161 games
1,027
Strikeouts
17 clear of California Angels
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
NL | 161 | 1,027 |
| 2 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 1,010 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 961 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 919 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 911 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 907 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 885 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 883 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 879 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 867 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 866 |
| MLB average | 848.3 | |||
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 848 |
| 13 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 845 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 839 |
| 15 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 831 |
| 16 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 808 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 803 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 801 |
| 19 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 797 |
| 20 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 790 |
| 21 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 787 |
| 22 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 715 |
| 23 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 708 |
| 24 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 671 |
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.