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1991 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Houston Astros led the NL in strikeouts in 1991, with 1,033, 5 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 953.8.

Led the NL in 1991 Houston Astros 162 games
1,033 Strikeouts 5 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G SO
1 Houston Astros 162 1,033
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,028
2 New York Mets 161 1,028
4 Cincinnati Reds 162 997
5 Philadelphia Phillies 162 988
6 Atlanta Braves 162 969
NL average 953.8
7 Chicago Cubs 160 927
8 San Diego Padres 162 921
9 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 919
10 Montreal Expos 161 909
11 San Francisco Giants 162 905
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 822

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.