2018 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2018, with 1,687, 53 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,373.6.

Led all of MLB in 2018 Houston Astros 162 games

1,687 Strikeouts 53 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Houston Astros	AL	162	1,687
2	New York Yankees	AL	162	1,634
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	163	1,565
4	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,558
5	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,544
6	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,465
7	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,448
8	New York Mets	NL	162	1,446
9	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	163	1,428
10	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1,423
11	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	1,421
12	Washington Nationals	NL	162	1,417
13	Colorado Rockies	NL	163	1,409
14	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,399
15	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	1,386
16	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1,377
	MLB average			1,373.6
17	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1,337
18	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	1,336
19	Chicago Cubs	NL	163	1,333
20	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,328
21	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1,298
22	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1,269
23	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,259
24	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1,258
25	Miami Marlins	NL	161	1,249
26	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,237
27	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,215
28	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1,203
29	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1,157
30	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,121

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.