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2005 MLB Strikeouts / 9 by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 2005, with 7.85, 0.51 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 6.38.

Led all of MLB in 2005 Chicago Cubs 162 games
7.85 Strikeouts / 9 0.51 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
# Team League G K/9
1 Chicago Cubs NL 162 7.85
2 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 7.34
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 7.27
4 Houston Astros NL 163 7.26
5 Florida Marlins NL 162 7.02
6 San Diego Padres NL 162 7.01
7 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 6.92
8 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6.67
9 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6.63
10 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6.51
11 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 6.41
MLB average 6.38
12 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6.34
12 New York Mets NL 162 6.34
14 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6.33
15 Colorado Rockies NL 162 6.22
16 New York Yankees AL 162 6.20
17 Washington Nationals NL 162 6.15
18 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6.06
18 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 6.06
20 Boston Red Sox AL 162 6.04
21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 6.01
22 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 6.00
22 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 6.00
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 5.96
25 Minnesota Twins AL 162 5.93
26 Kansas City Royals AL 162 5.88
27 Texas Rangers AL 162 5.83
28 Atlanta Braves NL 162 5.79
29 Detroit Tigers AL 162 5.69
30 Seattle Mariners AL 162 5.62

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.