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2015 AL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Houston Astros led the AL in strikeouts in 2015, with 1,392, 56 ahead of the Seattle Mariners. The average across 15 AL teams is 1,218.7.

Led the AL in 2015 Houston Astros 162 games
1,392 Strikeouts 56 clear of Seattle Mariners
# Team G SO
1 Houston Astros 162 1,392
2 Seattle Mariners 162 1,336
3 Baltimore Orioles 162 1,331
4 Tampa Bay Rays 162 1,310
5 Minnesota Twins 162 1,264
6 Detroit Tigers 161 1,259
7 Texas Rangers 162 1,233
8 Chicago White Sox 162 1,231
9 New York Yankees 162 1,227
AL average 1,218.7
10 Cleveland Indians 161 1,157
11 Toronto Blue Jays 162 1,151
12 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 1,150
13 Boston Red Sox 162 1,148
14 Oakland Athletics 162 1,119
15 Kansas City Royals 162 973

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.