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1991 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The New York Mets led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1991, with 6.44, 0.04 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 12 NL teams is 5.93.

Led the NL in 1991 New York Mets 161 games
6.44 Strikeouts / 9 0.04 clear of Houston Astros
# Team G K/9
1 New York Mets 161 6.44
2 Houston Astros 162 6.40
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 6.35
4 Cincinnati Reds 162 6.23
5 Philadelphia Phillies 162 6.08
6 Atlanta Braves 162 6.00
NL average 5.93
7 Chicago Cubs 160 5.73
8 San Diego Padres 162 5.71
9 Montreal Expos 161 5.68
9 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 5.68
11 San Francisco Giants 162 5.65
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 5.15

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.