2013 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Houston Astros led the AL in strikeouts in 2013, with 1,535, 105 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 15 AL teams is 1,222.4.

Led the AL in 2013 Houston Astros 162 games

1,535 Strikeouts 105 clear of Minnesota Twins

#	Team	G	SO
1	Houston Astros	162	1,535
2	Minnesota Twins	162	1,430
3	Seattle Mariners	162	1,353
4	Boston Red Sox	162	1,308
5	Cleveland Indians	162	1,283
	AL average		1,222.4
6	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,221
7	New York Yankees	162	1,214
8	Chicago White Sox	162	1,207
9	Oakland Athletics	162	1,178
10	Tampa Bay Rays	163	1,171
11	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,125
12	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,123
13	Detroit Tigers	162	1,073
14	Texas Rangers	163	1,067
15	Kansas City Royals	162	1,048

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.