2017 AL Strikeouts by Team

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in strikeouts in 2017, with 1,614, 21 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 15 AL teams is 1,329.7.

Led the AL in 2017 Cleveland Indians 162 games

1,614 Strikeouts 21 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	G	SO
1	Cleveland Indians	162	1,614
2	Houston Astros	162	1,593
3	Boston Red Sox	162	1,580
4	New York Yankees	162	1,560
5	Toronto Blue Jays	162	1,372
6	Tampa Bay Rays	162	1,352
	AL average		1,329.7
7	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	1,312
8	Seattle Mariners	162	1,244
9	Baltimore Orioles	162	1,233
10	Kansas City Royals	162	1,216
11	Detroit Tigers	162	1,202
11	Oakland Athletics	162	1,202
13	Chicago White Sox	162	1,193
14	Minnesota Twins	162	1,166
15	Texas Rangers	162	1,107

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.