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2002 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per nine innings

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 2002, with 8.32, 0.21 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 16 NL teams is 6.77.

Led the NL in 2002 Chicago Cubs 162 games
8.32 Strikeouts / 9 0.21 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago Cubs 162 8.32
2 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 8.11
3 Houston Astros 162 7.59
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 6.99
5 San Diego Padres 162 6.94
6 New York Mets 161 6.91
7 Florida Marlins 162 6.82
NL average 6.77
8 Montreal Expos 162 6.74
9 Philadelphia Phillies 161 6.67
10 Atlanta Braves 161 6.49
11 Milwaukee Brewers 162 6.45
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 6.28
13 San Francisco Giants 162 6.21
14 Cincinnati Reds 162 6.07
15 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 5.86
16 Colorado Rockies 162 5.80

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.