1981 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1981, with 610, 4 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is 509.1.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Houston Astros
110 games
610
Strikeouts
4 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 610 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 606 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 603 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 593 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 580 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 569 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 561 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 536 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 532 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 529 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 520 |
| MLB average | 509.1 | |||
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 505 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 500 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 492 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 492 |
| 16 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 490 |
| 17 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 489 |
| 18 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 488 |
| 19 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 478 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 476 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 471 |
| 22 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 451 |
| 23 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 448 |
| 24 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 426 |
| 25 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 404 |
| 26 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 388 |
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.