1998 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Arizona Diamondbacks led the NL in strikeouts in 1998, with 1,239, 16 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,090.9.

Led the NL in 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 games

1,239 Strikeouts 16 clear of Chicago Cubs

#	Team	G	SO
1	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,239
2	Chicago Cubs	163	1,223
3	St. Louis Cardinals	163	1,179
4	Houston Astros	162	1,122
5	Florida Marlins	162	1,120
6	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,107
	NL average		1,090.9
7	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,080
8	San Diego Padres	162	1,072
9	Atlanta Braves	162	1,062
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	163	1,060
11	Montreal Expos	162	1,058
12	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,056
13	New York Mets	162	1,049
14	San Francisco Giants	163	1,040
15	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,039
16	Colorado Rockies	162	949

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.