2020 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Tampa Bay Rays led the AL in strikeouts in 2020, with 608, 37 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 15 AL teams is 527.5.
Led the AL in 2020
Tampa Bay Rays
60 games
608
Strikeouts
37 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays
|
60 | 608 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
60 | 571 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
58 | 567 |
| 4 |
 Texas Rangers
|
60 | 548 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
60 | 545 |
| 5 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
60 | 545 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
60 | 528 |
| AL average | 527.5 | ||
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
60 | 527 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
60 | 524 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
60 | 517 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
60 | 514 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
60 | 508 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
60 | 490 |
| 14 |
 New York Yankees
|
60 | 480 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
60 | 440 |
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.