2008 NL Strikeouts / 9 by Team

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 2008, with 7.84, 0.10 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 16 NL teams is 6.99.

Led the NL in 2008 Chicago Cubs 161 games

7.84 Strikeouts / 9 0.10 clear of San Francisco Giants

#	Team	G	K/9
1	Chicago Cubs	161	7.84
2	San Francisco Giants	162	7.74
3	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	7.71
4	Cincinnati Reds	162	7.66
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	7.49
6	New York Mets	162	7.26
7	Florida Marlins	161	7.07
	NL average		6.99
8	Houston Astros	161	6.91
9	Milwaukee Brewers	162	6.86
10	San Diego Padres	162	6.79
11	Atlanta Braves	162	6.72
12	Philadelphia Phillies	162	6.71
13	Washington Nationals	161	6.67
14	Colorado Rockies	162	6.48
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	5.96
16	St. Louis Cardinals	162	5.92

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.