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1984 MLB Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1984, with 1,084, 83 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is 865.4.

Led all of MLB in 1984 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
1,084 Strikeouts 83 clear of New York Mets
# Team League G SO
1 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,084
2 New York Mets NL 162 1,001
3 San Francisco Giants NL 162 980
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 978
5 Chicago Cubs NL 161 967
6 Detroit Tigers AL 162 941
7 California Angels AL 162 928
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 924
9 Atlanta Braves NL 162 896
10 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 884
11 Chicago White Sox AL 162 883
12 Oakland Athletics AL 162 871
12 Seattle Mariners AL 162 871
MLB average 865.4
14 Boston Red Sox AL 162 842
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 841
16 Houston Astros NL 162 837
17 Kansas City Royals AL 162 832
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 829
19 Toronto Blue Jays AL 163 816
20 Cleveland Indians AL 163 815
21 San Diego Padres NL 162 810
22 Texas Rangers AL 161 807
23 Montreal Expos NL 161 782
24 Minnesota Twins AL 162 735
25 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 673
25 New York Yankees AL 162 673

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.