1981 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1981, with 5.75, 0.20 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 4.75.

Led all of MLB in 1981 New York Yankees 107 games

5.75 Strikeouts / 9 0.20 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	New York Yankees	AL	107	5.75
2	Houston Astros	NL	110	5.55
3	Cincinnati Reds	NL	108	5.53
4	Cleveland Indians	AL	103	5.50
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	110	5.44
5	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	107	5.44
7	Chicago White Sox	AL	106	5.06
8	Chicago Cubs	NL	106	5.00
8	San Francisco Giants	NL	111	5.00
10	Boston Red Sox	AL	108	4.89
11	Montreal Expos	NL	108	4.80
12	New York Mets	NL	105	4.76
	MLB average			4.75
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	103	4.70
14	Baltimore Orioles	AL	105	4.68
15	Texas Rangers	AL	105	4.67
16	Minnesota Twins	AL	110	4.59
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	109	4.58
18	Detroit Tigers	AL	109	4.42
18	San Diego Padres	NL	110	4.42
20	Atlanta Braves	NL	107	4.38
21	Seattle Mariners	AL	110	4.31
22	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	106	4.26
23	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	109	4.09
24	California Angels	AL	110	3.95
25	Kansas City Royals	AL	103	3.94
26	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	103	3.70

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.