When talking about the 2024 campaign, the Atlanta Braves sat in first place in strikeouts with 1,293. Holding second place were the Houston Astros, earning a K’s total of 1,263. Holding a mark of 1,260, the San Diego Padres ranked in the third spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th positions were the Minnesota Twins (1,240) as well as the San Francisco Giants (1,223).
2024 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 1,293 |
| 2nd | Houston Astros | 1,263 |
| 3rd | San Diego Padres | 1,260 |
| 4th | Minnesota Twins | 1,240 |
| 5th | San Francisco Giants | 1,223 |
| 6th | New York Mets | 1,216 |
| 7th | New York Yankees | 1,216 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,214 |
| 9th | Seattle Mariners | 1,192 |
| 10th | Cleveland Guardians | 1,188 |
| 11th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,182 |
| 12th | Chicago Cubs | 1,175 |
| 13th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,175 |
| 14th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,173 |
| 15th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,173 |
| 16th | Detroit Tigers | 1,168 |
| 17th | Boston Red Sox | 1,165 |
| 18th | Texas Rangers | 1,162 |
| 19th | Chicago White Sox | 1,154 |
| 20th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,141 |
| 21st | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,138 |
| 22nd | Miami Marlins | 1,134 |
| 23rd | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,127 |
| 24th | Kansas City Royals | 1,116 |
| 25th | Washington Nationals | 1,105 |
| 26th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,093 |
| 27th | Oakland Athletics | 1,074 |
| 28th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,063 |
| 29th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,059 |
| 30th | Colorado Rockies | 943 |
2023 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Minnesota Twins | 1,560 |
| 2nd | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,528 |
| 3rd | Atlanta Braves | 1,516 |
| 4th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,507 |
| 5th | Miami Marlins | 1,490 |
| 6th | Chicago White Sox | 1,470 |
| 7th | Houston Astros | 1,460 |
| 8th | Seattle Mariners | 1,459 |
| 9th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,454 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,445 |
| 11th | San Diego Padres | 1,445 |
| 12th | New York Yankees | 1,439 |
| 13th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,431 |
| 14th | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,425 |
| 15th | Boston Red Sox | 1,423 |
| 16th | New York Mets | 1,397 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,388 |
| 18th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,381 |
| 19th | Chicago Cubs | 1,377 |
| 20th | Detroit Tigers | 1,374 |
| 21st | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,363 |
| 22nd | San Francisco Giants | 1,359 |
| 23rd | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,351 |
| 24th | Texas Rangers | 1,351 |
| 25th | Cleveland Guardians | 1,311 |
| 26th | Oakland Athletics | 1,300 |
| 27th | Kansas City Royals | 1,270 |
| 28th | Washington Nationals | 1,225 |
| 29th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,215 |
| 30th | Colorado Rockies | 1,129 |
2022 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New York Mets | 1,565 |
| 2nd | Atlanta Braves | 1,554 |
| 3rd | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,530 |
| 4th | Houston Astros | 1,524 |
| 5th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,465 |
| 6th | New York Yankees | 1,459 |
| 7th | San Diego Padres | 1,451 |
| 8th | Chicago White Sox | 1,450 |
| 9th | Miami Marlins | 1,437 |
| 10th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,423 |
| 11th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,414 |
| 12th | Seattle Mariners | 1,391 |
| 13th | Cleveland Guardians | 1,390 |
| 14th | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,390 |
| 15th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,384 |
| 16th | Chicago Cubs | 1,383 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,383 |
| 18th | San Francisco Giants | 1,370 |
| 19th | Boston Red Sox | 1,346 |
| 20th | Minnesota Twins | 1,336 |
| 21st | Texas Rangers | 1,314 |
| 22nd | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,250 |
| 23rd | Washington Nationals | 1,220 |
| 24th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,216 |
| 25th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,214 |
| 26th | Oakland Athletics | 1,203 |
| 27th | Detroit Tigers | 1,195 |
| 28th | Kansas City Royals | 1,191 |
| 29th | Colorado Rockies | 1,187 |
| 30th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,177 |
2021 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,618 |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,599 |
| 3rd | Chicago White Sox | 1,588 |
| 4th | New York Yankees | 1,569 |
| 5th | Boston Red Sox | 1,527 |
| 6th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,524 |
| 7th | San Diego Padres | 1,517 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,480 |
| 9th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,478 |
| 10th | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,468 |
| 11th | Houston Astros | 1,456 |
| 12th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,453 |
| 13th | New York Mets | 1,453 |
| 14th | San Francisco Giants | 1,425 |
| 15th | Atlanta Braves | 1,417 |
| 16th | Cleveland Indians | 1,391 |
| 17th | Miami Marlins | 1,381 |
| 18th | Chicago Cubs | 1,358 |
| 19th | Washington Nationals | 1,346 |
| 20th | Kansas City Royals | 1,344 |
| 21st | Oakland Athletics | 1,332 |
| 22nd | Seattle Mariners | 1,328 |
| 23rd | Minnesota Twins | 1,317 |
| 24th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,312 |
| 25th | Colorado Rockies | 1,269 |
| 26th | Detroit Tigers | 1,259 |
| 27th | Texas Rangers | 1,239 |
| 28th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,238 |
| 29th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,234 |
| 30th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,225 |
2020 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cleveland Indians | 621 |
| 2nd | Cincinnati Reds | 615 |
| 3rd | Milwaukee Brewers | 614 |
| 4th | New York Mets | 574 |
| 5th | San Diego Padres | 565 |
| 6th | Tampa Bay Rays | 552 |
| 7th | Boston Red Sox | 537 |
| 8th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 536 |
| 9th | Minnesota Twins | 535 |
| 10th | Philadelphia Phillies | 532 |
| 11th | New York Yankees | 528 |
| 12th | Houston Astros | 526 |
| 13th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 524 |
| 14th | Chicago Cubs | 523 |
| 15th | Chicago White Sox | 523 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Angels | 523 |
| 17th | Toronto Blue Jays | 519 |
| 18th | Kansas City Royals | 517 |
| 19th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 517 |
| 20th | Washington Nationals | 508 |
| 21st | Atlanta Braves | 506 |
| 22nd | Oakland Athletics | 506 |
| 23rd | Texas Rangers | 489 |
| 24th | San Francisco Giants | 488 |
| 25th | Baltimore Orioles | 487 |
| 26th | Seattle Mariners | 469 |
| 27th | St. Louis Cardinals | 464 |
| 28th | Miami Marlins | 451 |
| 29th | Detroit Tigers | 444 |
| 30th | Colorado Rockies | 393 |
2019 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Houston Astros | 1,671 |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox | 1,633 |
| 3rd | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,621 |
| 4th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,552 |
| 5th | New York Yankees | 1,534 |
| 6th | New York Mets | 1,520 |
| 7th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,519 |
| 8th | Washington Nationals | 1,511 |
| 9th | Cleveland Indians | 1,508 |
| 10th | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,497 |
| 11th | San Diego Padres | 1,475 |
| 12th | Minnesota Twins | 1,463 |
| 13th | Chicago Cubs | 1,444 |
| 14th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,443 |
| 15th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,427 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,404 |
| 17th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,399 |
| 18th | Atlanta Braves | 1,393 |
| 19th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,392 |
| 20th | Texas Rangers | 1,379 |
| 21st | Miami Marlins | 1,378 |
| 22nd | Detroit Tigers | 1,368 |
| 23rd | San Francisco Giants | 1,368 |
| 24th | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,332 |
| 25th | Chicago White Sox | 1,312 |
| 26th | Oakland Athletics | 1,299 |
| 27th | Colorado Rockies | 1,264 |
| 28th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,248 |
| 29th | Seattle Mariners | 1,239 |
| 30th | Kansas City Royals | 1,230 |
2018 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Houston Astros | 1,687 |
| 2nd | New York Yankees | 1,634 |
| 3rd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,565 |
| 4th | Boston Red Sox | 1,558 |
| 5th | Cleveland Indians | 1,544 |
| 6th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,465 |
| 7th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,448 |
| 8th | New York Mets | 1,446 |
| 9th | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,428 |
| 10th | Atlanta Braves | 1,423 |
| 11th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,421 |
| 12th | Washington Nationals | 1,417 |
| 13th | Colorado Rockies | 1,409 |
| 14th | San Diego Padres | 1,399 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,386 |
| 16th | Minnesota Twins | 1,377 |
| 17th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,337 |
| 18th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,336 |
| 19th | Chicago Cubs | 1,333 |
| 20th | Seattle Mariners | 1,328 |
| 21st | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,298 |
| 22nd | San Francisco Giants | 1,269 |
| 23rd | Chicago White Sox | 1,259 |
| 24th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,258 |
| 25th | Miami Marlins | 1,249 |
| 26th | Oakland Athletics | 1,237 |
| 27th | Detroit Tigers | 1,215 |
| 28th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,203 |
| 29th | Kansas City Royals | 1,157 |
| 30th | Texas Rangers | 1,121 |
2017 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cleveland Indians | 1,614 |
| 2nd | Houston Astros | 1,593 |
| 3rd | Boston Red Sox | 1,580 |
| 4th | New York Yankees | 1,560 |
| 5th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,549 |
| 6th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,482 |
| 7th | Washington Nationals | 1,457 |
| 8th | Chicago Cubs | 1,439 |
| 9th | New York Mets | 1,374 |
| 10th | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,372 |
| 11th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,352 |
| 12th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,351 |
| 13th | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,346 |
| 14th | San Diego Padres | 1,325 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,312 |
| 16th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,309 |
| 17th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,300 |
| 18th | Colorado Rockies | 1,270 |
| 19th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,262 |
| 20th | Atlanta Braves | 1,258 |
| 21st | Seattle Mariners | 1,244 |
| 22nd | San Francisco Giants | 1,234 |
| 23rd | Baltimore Orioles | 1,233 |
| 24th | Kansas City Royals | 1,216 |
| 25th | Detroit Tigers | 1,202 |
| 26th | Miami Marlins | 1,202 |
| 27th | Oakland Athletics | 1,202 |
| 28th | Chicago White Sox | 1,193 |
| 29th | Minnesota Twins | 1,166 |
| 30th | Texas Rangers | 1,107 |
2016 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,510 |
| 2nd | Washington Nationals | 1,476 |
| 3rd | Chicago Cubs | 1,441 |
| 4th | Cleveland Indians | 1,398 |
| 5th | Houston Astros | 1,396 |
| 6th | New York Mets | 1,396 |
| 7th | New York Yankees | 1,393 |
| 8th | Miami Marlins | 1,379 |
| 9th | Boston Red Sox | 1,362 |
| 10th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,357 |
| 11th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,318 |
| 12th | Seattle Mariners | 1,318 |
| 13th | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,314 |
| 14th | San Francisco Giants | 1,309 |
| 15th | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,299 |
| 16th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,290 |
| 17th | Kansas City Royals | 1,287 |
| 18th | Chicago White Sox | 1,270 |
| 19th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,248 |
| 20th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,241 |
| 21st | Detroit Tigers | 1,232 |
| 22nd | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,232 |
| 23rd | Atlanta Braves | 1,227 |
| 24th | Colorado Rockies | 1,223 |
| 25th | San Diego Padres | 1,222 |
| 26th | Minnesota Twins | 1,191 |
| 27th | Oakland Athletics | 1,188 |
| 28th | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,175 |
| 29th | Texas Rangers | 1,154 |
| 30th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,136 |
2015 MLB Team Pitching Strikeouts Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chicago Cubs | 1,431 |
| 2nd | Cleveland Indians | 1,407 |
| 3rd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1,396 |
| 4th | San Diego Padres | 1,393 |
| 5th | New York Yankees | 1,370 |
| 6th | Chicago White Sox | 1,359 |
| 7th | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,355 |
| 8th | Washington Nationals | 1,342 |
| 9th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,338 |
| 10th | New York Mets | 1,337 |
| 11th | St. Louis Cardinals | 1,329 |
| 12th | Seattle Mariners | 1,283 |
| 13th | Houston Astros | 1,280 |
| 14th | Milwaukee Brewers | 1,260 |
| 15th | Cincinnati Reds | 1,252 |
| 16th | Baltimore Orioles | 1,233 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Angels | 1,221 |
| 18th | Boston Red Sox | 1,218 |
| 19th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,215 |
| 20th | Oakland Athletics | 1,179 |
| 21st | San Francisco Giants | 1,165 |
| 22nd | Kansas City Royals | 1,160 |
| 23rd | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,153 |
| 24th | Miami Marlins | 1,152 |
| 25th | Atlanta Braves | 1,148 |
| 26th | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,117 |
| 27th | Colorado Rockies | 1,112 |
| 28th | Detroit Tigers | 1,100 |
| 29th | Texas Rangers | 1,095 |
| 30th | Minnesota Twins | 1,046 |