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2010 MLB Strikeouts by Team

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

The Arizona Diamondbacks led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2010, with 1,529, 154 ahead of the Florida Marlins. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,143.5.

Led all of MLB in 2010 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 games
1,529 Strikeouts 154 clear of Florida Marlins
# Team League G SO
1 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 1,529
2 Florida Marlins NL 162 1,375
3 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 1,292
4 Colorado Rockies NL 162 1,274
5 Chicago Cubs NL 162 1,236
6 Washington Nationals NL 162 1,220
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,218
8 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 1,216
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 1,207
10 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1,184
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1,184
10 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1,184
13 San Diego Padres NL 162 1,183
14 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 1,164
15 Detroit Tigers AL 162 1,147
MLB average 1,143.5
16 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1,140
16 Boston Red Sox AL 162 1,140
18 New York Yankees AL 162 1,136
19 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1,099
20 New York Mets NL 162 1,095
21 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 1,070
22 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,064
23 Oakland Athletics AL 162 1,061
24 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 1,056
25 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1,027
26 Houston Astros NL 162 1,025
27 Texas Rangers AL 162 986
28 Minnesota Twins AL 162 967
29 Chicago White Sox AL 162 922
30 Kansas City Royals AL 162 905

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.