1976 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1976, with 909, 7 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 24 MLB teams is 781.0.
Led all of MLB in 1976
Milwaukee Brewers
161 games
909
Strikeouts
7 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 909 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 902 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 883 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 860 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 841 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 834 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 832 |
| 8 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 818 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 812 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 811 |
| 11 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 809 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 807 |
| 13 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 797 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 793 |
| MLB average | 781.0 | |||
| 15 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 778 |
| 16 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 744 |
| 17 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 739 |
| 18 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | 730 |
| 19 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 719 |
| 20 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 716 |
| 21 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 714 |
| 22 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 650 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 631 |
| 24 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 159 | 616 |
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.