MLB LEAGUE TOTALS FOR STRIKEOUTS

Strikeout Totals for the American & National League | Baseball Almanac

Ever wonder which league had the strikeouts during any given season? This is a comprehensive breakdown of both leagues showing the total number of strikeouts in each league and a major league total for every available season. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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Strikeouts

League-by-League Totals | 1876 - 2023

1876

-

1876

589

589

1877

-

1877

726

726

1878

-

1878

1,081

1,081

1879

-

1879

1,843

1,843

1880

-

1880

1,993

1,993

1881

-

1881

1,784

1,784

1882

-

1882

942

942

1883

-

1883

864

864

1884

-

1884

1,566

1,566

1885

-

1885

1,406

1,406

1886

-

1886

1,103

1,103

1887

-

1887

2,821

2,821

1888

-

1888

3,998

3,998

1889

-

1889

3,492

3,492

1890

-

1890

3,581

3,581

1891

-

1891

3,641

3,641

1892

-

1892

5,964

5,964

1893

-

1893

3,341

3,341

1894

-

1894

3,306

3,306

1895

-

1895

3,603

3,603

1896

-

1896

3,526

3,526

1897

-

1897

601

601

1898

-

1898

768

768

1899

-

1899

667

667

1900

-

1900

586

586

1901

644

1901

569

1,213

1902

601

1902

689

1,290

1903

824

1903

792

1,616

1904

1,424

1904

1,006

2,430

1905

1,394

1905

951

2,345

1906

1,209

1906

856

2,065

1907

1,286

1907

833

2,119

1908

1,349

1908

995

2,344

1909

1,499

1909

799

2,298

1910

1,391

1910

4,415

5,806

1911

1,277

1911

4,798

6,075

1912

1,154

1912

4,627

5,781

1913

4,677

1913

4,606

9,283

1914

5,111

1914

4,655

9,766

1915

4,868

1915

4,728

9,596

1916

4,705

1916

4,829

9,534

1917

4,192

1917

4,487

8,679

1918

3,004

1918

2,921

5,925

1919

3,561

1919

3,288

6,849

1920

3,615

1920

3,632

7,247

1921

3,579

1921

3,380

6,959

1922

3,570

1922

3,380

6,950

1923

3,613

1923

3,408

7,021

1924

3,229

1924

3,408

6,637

1925

3,292

1925

3,373

6,665

1926

3,418

1926

3,359

6,777

1927

3,398

1927

3,491

6,889

1928

3,689

1928

3,410

7,099

1929

3,517

1929

3,465

6,982

1930

4,086

1930

3,848

7,934

1931

4,032

1931

3,862

7,894

1932

4,021

1932

3,857

7,878

1933

3,916

1933

3,528

7,444

1934

4,282

1934

4,150

8,432

1935

3,932

1935

4,072

8,004

1936

4,032

1936

4,203

8,235

1937

4,448

1937

4,553

9,001

1938

4,242

1938

4,093

8,335

1939

4,306

1939

4,195

8,501

1940

4,720

1940

4,329

9,049

1941

4,418

1941

4,408

8,826

1942

4,138

1942

4,187

8,325

1943

4,491

1943

4,055

8,546

1944

4,239

1944

3,946

8,185

1945

4,179

1945

3,865

8,044

1946

5,225

1946

4,471

9,696

1947

4,628

1947

4,529

9,157

1948

4,298

1948

4,718

9,016

1949

4,364

1949

4,587

8,951

1950

4,547

1950

5,007

9,554

1951

4,589

1951

4,746

9,335

1952

5,140

1952

5,240

10,380

1953

4,906

1953

5,307

10,213

1954

5,129

1954

5,086

10,215

1955

5,384

1955

5,419

10,803

1956

5,811

1956

5,693

11,504

1957

5,798

1957

6,150

11,948

1958

6,033

1958

6,192

12,225

1959

6,079

1959

6,525

12,604

1960

5,991

1960

6,824

12,815

1961

8,325

1961

6,622

14,947

1962

8,535

1962

9,032

17,567

1963

9,228

1963

9,545

18,773

1964

9,956

1964

9,256

19,212

1965

9,634

1965

9,649

19,283

1966

9,493

1966

9,312

18,805

1967

9,945

1967

9,468

19,413

1968

9,641

1968

9,502

19,143

1969

10,845

1969

11,628

22,473

1970

10,957

1970

11,417

22,374

1971

10,414

1971

10,542

20,956

1972

10,174

1972

10,544

20,718

1973

9,851

1973

10,507

20,358

1974

9,524

1974

9,971

19,495

1975

9,487

1975

9,793

19,280

1976

9,143

1976

9,602

18,745

1977

11,234

1977

10,488

21,722

1978

10,153

1978

9,905

20,058

1979

10,115

1979

9,920

20,035

1980

10,363

1980

9,849

20,212

1981

6,905

1981

6,332

13,237

1982

10,921

1982

10,300

21,221

1983

10,967

1983

10,749

21,716

1984

11,571

1984

10,929

22,500

1985

11,777

1985

10,674

22,451

1986

13,058

1986

11,648

24,706

1987

13,442

1987

11,657

25,099

1988

12,323

1988

11,032

23,355

1989

12,296

1989

11,354

23,650

1990

12,689

1990

11,164

23,853

1991

12,944

1991

11,446

24,390

1992

12,196

1992

11,342

23,538

1993

12,952

1993

13,358

26,310

1994

9,619

1994

10,147

19,766

1995

12,116

1995

13,309

25,425

1996

14,056

1996

15,253

29,309

1997

14,617

1997

15,320

29,937

1998

14,438

1998

17,455

31,893

1999

13,967

1999

17,153

31,120

2000

14,012

2000

17,344

31,356

2001

14,496

2001

17,908

32,404

2002

14,233

2002

17,161

31,394

2003

13,861

2003

16,940

30,801

2004

14,529

2004

17,299

31,828

2005

13,764

2005

16,880

30,644

2006

14,225

2006

17,426

31,651

2007

14,739

2007

17,449

32,188

2008

14,827

2008

18,050

32,877

2009

15,309

2009

18,282

33,591

2010

15,214

2010

19,092

34,306

2011

15,588

2011

18,901

34,489

2012

16,619

2012

19,807

36,426

2013

18,336

2013

18,374

36,710

2014

18,245

2014

19,196

37,441

2015

18,259

2015

19,187

37,446

2016

19,098

2016

19,886

38,984

2017

19,794

2017

20,310

40,104

2018

20,206

2018

21,001

41,207

2019

21,415

2019

21,407

42,822

2020

7,912

2020

7,669

15,581

2021

20,873

2021

21,231

42,104

2022

20,185

2022

20,627

40,812

2023

21,261

2023

20,565

41,826

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