2002 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2002, with 1,333, 30 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,085.9.

Led the NL in 2002 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,333 Strikeouts 30 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	162	1,333
2	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,303
3	Houston Astros	162	1,219
4	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,132
5	San Diego Padres	162	1,108
6	New York Mets	161	1,107
7	Florida Marlins	162	1,104
8	Montreal Expos	162	1,088
	NL average		1,085.9
9	Philadelphia Phillies	161	1,075
10	Atlanta Braves	161	1,058
11	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,026
12	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,009
13	San Francisco Giants	162	992
14	Cincinnati Reds	162	980
15	Colorado Rockies	162	920
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	920

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.