1997 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1997, with 1,232, 23 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 14 NL teams is 1,106.9.

Led the NL in 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games

1,232 Strikeouts 23 clear of Philadelphia Phillies

#	Team	G	SO
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,232
2	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,209
3	Atlanta Braves	162	1,196
4	Florida Marlins	162	1,188
5	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,159
6	Houston Astros	162	1,138
6	Montreal Expos	162	1,138
8	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,130
	NL average		1,106.9
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1,080
10	Chicago Cubs	162	1,072
11	San Diego Padres	162	1,059
12	San Francisco Giants	162	1,044
13	New York Mets	162	982
14	Colorado Rockies	162	870

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.