1979 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1979, with 925, 23 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 26 MLB teams is 770.6.
Led all of MLB in 1979
San Francisco Giants
162 games
925
Strikeouts
23 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 925 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 902 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 890 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 855 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 847 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 843 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 838 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 834 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 818 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 817 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 814 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 786 |
| MLB average | 770.6 | |||
| 13 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 770 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 764 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 762 |
| 16 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 751 |
| 17 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 745 |
| 17 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 745 |
| 19 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 725 |
| 20 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 708 |
| 21 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 693 |
| 22 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 675 |
| 23 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 668 |
| 24 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 663 |
| 25 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 607 |
| 26 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 590 |
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.