2006 NL Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 2006, with 1,250, 89 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,078.6.

Led the NL in 2006 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,250 Strikeouts 89 clear of New York Mets

#	Team	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	162	1,250
2	New York Mets	162	1,161
3	Houston Astros	162	1,160
4	Milwaukee Brewers	162	1,145
5	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,138
6	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	1,115
7	San Diego Padres	162	1,097
8	Florida Marlins	162	1,088
	NL average		1,078.6
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,068
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1,060
11	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,053
12	Atlanta Braves	162	1,049
13	San Francisco Giants	161	992
14	St. Louis Cardinals	161	970
15	Washington Nationals	162	960
16	Colorado Rockies	162	952

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.