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2004 NL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2004, with 1,346, 64 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,082.7.

Led the NL in 2004 Chicago Cubs 162 games
1,346 Strikeouts 64 clear of Houston Astros
# Team G SO
1 Chicago Cubs 162 1,346
2 Houston Astros 162 1,282
3 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 1,153
4 Florida Marlins 162 1,116
5 Milwaukee Brewers 161 1,098
NL average 1,082.7
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 1,079
6 San Diego Padres 162 1,079
8 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,070
9 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,066
10 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1,041
11 Montreal Expos 162 1,032
12 Atlanta Braves 162 1,025
13 San Francisco Giants 162 1,020
14 Cincinnati Reds 162 992
15 New York Mets 162 977
16 Colorado Rockies 162 947

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.