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2004 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 2004, with 8.27, 0.27 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 16 NL teams is 6.74.

Led the NL in 2004 Chicago Cubs 162 games
8.27 Strikeouts / 9 0.27 clear of Houston Astros
# Team G K/9
1 Chicago Cubs 162 8.27
2 Houston Astros 162 8.00
3 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 7.23
4 Florida Marlins 162 6.98
5 Milwaukee Brewers 161 6.85
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 6.80
7 San Diego Padres 162 6.74
NL average 6.74
8 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 6.60
9 Philadelphia Phillies 162 6.58
10 St. Louis Cardinals 162 6.45
11 Montreal Expos 162 6.42
12 Atlanta Braves 162 6.36
13 San Francisco Giants 162 6.30
14 Cincinnati Reds 162 6.18
15 New York Mets 162 6.07
16 Colorado Rockies 162 5.94

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.