1997 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1997, with 1,232, 23 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1,069.2.

Led all of MLB in 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games

1,232 Strikeouts 23 clear of Philadelphia Phillies

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,232
2	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,209
3	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,207
4	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,196
5	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1,188
6	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,165
7	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,159
8	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,150
9	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,139
10	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,138
10	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1,138
12	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,130
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,080
14	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,072
	MLB average			1,069.2
15	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,059
16	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	1,050
17	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,044
18	Cleveland Indians	AL	161	1,036
19	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	1,016
20	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	987
21	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	982
21	New York Mets	NL	162	982
23	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	961
23	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	961
25	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	953
26	Texas Rangers	AL	162	925
27	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	908
28	Colorado Rockies	NL	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.