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1974 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The California Angels led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1974, with 6.17, 0.38 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 24 MLB teams is 5.02.

Led all of MLB in 1974 California Angels 163 games
6.17 Strikeouts / 9 0.38 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team League G K/9
1 California Angels AL 163 6.17
2 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 5.79
3 Minnesota Twins AL 163 5.78
4 New York Mets NL 162 5.56
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 5.55
6 Chicago Cubs NL 162 5.49
7 Texas Rangers AL 161 5.47
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 5.37
8 Detroit Tigers AL 162 5.37
10 San Diego Padres NL 162 5.32
11 Montreal Expos NL 161 5.18
12 New York Yankees AL 162 5.13
13 Chicago White Sox AL 163 5.07
MLB average 5.02
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 4.85
15 San Francisco Giants NL 162 4.73
16 Oakland Athletics AL 162 4.72
17 Atlanta Braves NL 163 4.71
18 Boston Red Sox AL 162 4.64
19 Houston Astros NL 162 4.58
20 Kansas City Royals AL 162 4.47
21 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 4.43
22 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 4.28
23 Cleveland Indians AL 162 4.05
24 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 3.83

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.