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2011 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Washington Nationals led the NL in strikeouts in 2011, with 1,323, 3 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,181.3.

Led the NL in 2011 Washington Nationals 161 games
1,323 Strikeouts 3 clear of San Diego Padres
# Team G SO
1 Washington Nationals 161 1,323
2 San Diego Padres 162 1,320
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 1,308
4 Atlanta Braves 162 1,260
5 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,250
6 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 1,249
7 Florida Marlins 162 1,244
8 Chicago Cubs 162 1,202
9 Colorado Rockies 162 1,201
NL average 1,181.3
10 Houston Astros 162 1,164
11 San Francisco Giants 162 1,122
12 Los Angeles Dodgers 161 1,087
13 New York Mets 162 1,085
14 Milwaukee Brewers 162 1,083
15 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,024
16 St. Louis Cardinals 162 978

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.