2014 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Houston Astros led the AL in strikeouts in 2014, with 1,442, 80 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 15 AL teams is 1,216.3.

Led the AL in 2014 Houston Astros 162 games

1,442 Strikeouts 80 clear of Chicago White Sox

#	Team	G	SO
1	Houston Astros	162	1,442
2	Chicago White Sox	162	1,362
3	Boston Red Sox	162	1,337
4	Minnesota Twins	162	1,329
5	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,285
6	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,266
7	Seattle Mariners	162	1,232
	AL average		1,216.3
8	Cleveland Indians	162	1,189
9	Texas Rangers	162	1,162
10	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,151
11	Detroit Tigers	162	1,144
12	New York Yankees	162	1,133
13	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,124
14	Oakland Athletics	162	1,104
15	Kansas City Royals	162	985

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.