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2012 NL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Milwaukee Brewers led the NL in strikeouts in 2012, with 1,402, 17 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,232.2.

Led the NL in 2012 Milwaukee Brewers 162 games
1,402 Strikeouts 17 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team G SO
1 Milwaukee Brewers 162 1,402
2 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,385
3 Washington Nationals 162 1,325
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,276
5 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,248
6 New York Mets 162 1,240
7 San Francisco Giants 162 1,237
NL average 1,232.2
8 Atlanta Braves 162 1,232
9 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1,218
10 San Diego Padres 162 1,205
11 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 1,200
12 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 1,192
13 Houston Astros 162 1,170
14 Colorado Rockies 162 1,144
15 Chicago Cubs 162 1,128
16 Miami Marlins 162 1,113

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.