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1996 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1996, with 1,190, 1 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 14 NL teams is 1,089.4.

Led the NL in 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
1,190 Strikeouts 1 clear of San Francisco Giants
# Team G SO
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,190
2 San Francisco Giants 162 1,189
3 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,134
4 Florida Marlins 162 1,122
5 Colorado Rockies 162 1,108
6 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,092
7 Chicago Cubs 162 1,090
NL average 1,089.4
8 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1,089
9 Montreal Expos 162 1,077
10 New York Mets 162 1,069
11 Houston Astros 162 1,057
12 Atlanta Braves 162 1,032
13 San Diego Padres 162 1,014
14 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 989

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.