1982 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners shared the lead of all of MLB in strikeouts in 1982, with 1,002. The average across 26 MLB teams is 816.2.
Led all of MLB in 1982
Philadelphia Phillies
162 games
1,002
Strikeouts
Tied with Seattle Mariners
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 1,002 |
| 1 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 1,002 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 998 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 939 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 936 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 933 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 932 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 899 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 882 |
| MLB average | 816.2 | |||
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 816 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 813 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 812 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 810 |
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 776 |
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 765 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 764 |
| 17 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 759 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 753 |
| 19 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 740 |
| 20 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 728 |
| 21 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 719 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 163 | 717 |
| 23 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 697 |
| 24 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 690 |
| 25 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 689 |
| 26 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 650 |
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.