2014 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2014, with 1,477, 35 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,248.0.

Led all of MLB in 2014 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,477 Strikeouts 35 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,477
2	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,442
3	Miami Marlins	NL	162	1,419
4	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,369
5	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,362
6	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,337
7	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,329
8	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,306
9	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,304
10	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,294
11	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,285
12	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1,281
13	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,266
14	New York Mets	NL	162	1,264
15	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,252
	MLB average			1,248.0
16	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,246
17	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,245
18	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1,244
19	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,232
20	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,197
21	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,189
22	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,165
23	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,162
24	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,151
25	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,144
26	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,133
26	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,133
28	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,124
29	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,104
30	Kansas City Royals	AL	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.