1997 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1997, with 7.66, 0.06 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 28 MLB teams is 6.66.

Led all of MLB in 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games

7.66 Strikeouts / 9 0.06 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	League	G	K/9
1	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	7.66
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	7.60
3	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	7.50
4	Florida Marlins	NL	162	7.39
5	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	7.34
6	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	7.20
7	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	7.17
8	New York Yankees	AL	162	7.14
9	Montreal Expos	NL	162	7.08
10	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	7.02
10	Houston Astros	NL	162	7.02
12	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	6.99
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	6.77
14	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	6.75
	MLB average			6.66
15	San Diego Padres	NL	162	6.57
16	Cleveland Indians	AL	161	6.54
17	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	6.50
17	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	6.50
19	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	6.41
20	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	6.12
21	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	6.11
22	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	6.08
23	New York Mets	NL	162	6.06
24	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	5.99
25	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	5.93
26	Texas Rangers	AL	162	5.82
27	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	5.70
28	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	5.47

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.