most pitching strikeouts by one team in one season 1940 to 2010

Between the 1940 and 2010 seasons, the Chicago Cubs struck out the most hitters by a team in a season, with 1,404 strikeouts in 2003.

	TEAM	SO	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Cubs	1,404	2003	162	.543	88	74	162	3.83	13	6	36	1456.1	1,304	619	683	143	617	71	36	6,227	63	8.68	3.81	2.28	0.88	22.5	9.9	1.32	.291	4.22	8.06
2	Cubs	1,346	2004	162	.549	89	73	162	3.81	3	2	42	1465.1	1,363	621	665	169	545	76	33	6,262	50	8.27	3.35	2.47	1.04	21.5	8.7	1.30	.289	4.08	8.37
3	Cubs	1,344	2001	162	.543	88	74	162	4.03	8	2	41	1437.0	1,357	643	701	164	550	50	43	6,159	48	8.42	3.44	2.44	1.03	21.8	8.9	1.33	.294	4.39	8.50
4	Cubs	1,333	2002	162	.414	67	95	162	4.29	11	3	23	1441.1	1,373	687	759	167	606	58	53	6,236	44	8.32	3.78	2.20	1.04	21.4	9.7	1.37	.296	4.74	8.57
5	Giants	1,331	2010	162	.568	92	70	162	3.36	6	3	57	1461.0	1,279	546	583	134	578	51	58	6,159	74	8.20	3.56	2.30	0.83	21.6	9.4	1.27	.282	3.59	7.88
6	Diamondbacks	1,303	2002	162	.605	98	64	162	3.92	14	5	40	1446.2	1,361	630	674	170	421	54	30	6,067	48	8.11	2.62	3.10	1.06	21.5	6.9	1.23	.289	4.19	8.47
7	Giants	1,302	2009	162	.543	88	74	162	3.55	11	3	41	1446.0	1,268	571	611	140	584	41	49	6,103	71	8.10	3.63	2.23	0.87	21.3	9.6	1.28	.279	3.80	7.89
8	Diamondbacks	1,297	2001	162	.568	92	70	162	3.87	12	5	34	1459.2	1,352	627	677	195	461	59	30	6,090	45	8.00	2.84	2.81	1.20	21.3	7.6	1.24	.284	4.17	8.34
9	Padres	1,295	2010	162	.556	90	72	162	3.39	2	2	49	1456.1	1,305	549	581	139	517	28	51	6,058	29	8.00	3.20	2.50	0.86	21.4	8.5	1.25	.286	3.59	8.06
10	Diamondbacks	1,291	2003	162	.519	84	78	162	3.84	7	5	42	1455.0	1,379	621	685	150	526	72	53	6,230	52	7.99	3.25	2.45	0.93	20.7	8.4	1.31	.293	4.24	8.53
11	Dodgers	1,289	2003	162	.525	85	77	162	3.16	3	3	58	1457.2	1,254	511	556	127	526	40	35	6,001	50	7.96	3.25	2.45	0.78	21.5	8.8	1.22	.280	3.43	7.74
12	Astros	1,282	2004	162	.568	92	70	162	4.05	2	2	47	1443.0	1,416	650	698	174	525	68	61	6,201	45	8.00	3.27	2.44	1.09	20.7	8.5	1.35	.299	4.35	8.83
13	Dodgers	1,274	2010	162	.494	80	82	162	4.01	4	4	41	1441.2	1,323	643	692	134	539	58	75	6,141	58	7.95	3.36	2.36	0.84	20.7	8.8	1.29	.287	4.32	8.26
14	Cubs	1,272	2009	161	.516	83	78	161	3.84	3	2	40	1445.1	1,329	616	672	160	586	59	46	6,177	60	7.92	3.65	2.17	1.00	20.6	9.5	1.32	.285	4.18	8.28
15	Dodgers	1,272	2009	162	.586	95	67	162	3.41	1	1	44	1473.1	1,265	558	611	127	584	57	68	6,182	76	7.77	3.57	2.18	0.78	20.6	9.4	1.25	.275	3.73	7.73
16	Cubs	1,268	2010	162	.463	75	87	162	4.18	1	0	40	1436.2	1,409	668	767	154	605	65	42	6,298	46	7.94	3.79	2.10	0.96	20.1	9.6	1.40	.298	4.80	8.83
17	Yankees	1,266	2001	161	.594	95	65	161	4.02	7	3	57	1451.1	1,429	649	713	158	465	55	29	6,174	54	7.85	2.88	2.72	0.98	20.5	7.5	1.31	.300	4.42	8.86
18	Cubs	1,264	2008	161	.602	97	64	161	3.87	2	1	44	1450.2	1,329	624	671	160	548	65	45	6,194	48	7.84	3.40	2.31	0.99	20.4	8.8	1.29	.281	4.16	8.25
19	Yankees	1,260	2009	162	.636	103	59	162	4.26	3	1	51	1450.0	1,386	687	753	181	574	71	28	6,247	66	7.82	3.56	2.20	1.12	20.2	9.2	1.35	.290	4.67	8.60
20	Red Sox	1,259	2001	161	.509	82	79	161	4.15	3	2	48	1448.0	1,412	667	745	146	544	93	50	6,272	54	7.83	3.38	2.31	0.91	20.1	8.7	1.35	.299	4.63	8.78
21	Brewers	1,258	2010	162	.475	77	85	162	4.58	3	3	35	1439.0	1,487	733	804	173	582	48	42	6,324	71	7.87	3.64	2.16	1.08	19.9	9.2	1.44	.308	5.03	9.30
22	Cubs	1,256	2005	162	.488	79	83	162	4.19	8	2	39	1440.0	1,357	671	714	186	576	50	48	6,185	57	7.85	3.60	2.18	1.16	20.3	9.3	1.34	.284	4.46	8.48
23	Cubs	1,250	2006	162	.407	66	96	162	4.74	2	1	29	1439.0	1,396	758	834	210	687	67	44	6,366	68	7.82	4.30	1.82	1.31	19.6	10.8	1.45	.286	5.22	8.73
24	Marlins	1,248	2009	162	.537	87	75	162	4.29	5	1	45	1446.1	1,425	690	766	160	601	45	60	6,299	59	7.77	3.74	2.08	1.00	19.8	9.5	1.40	.298	4.77	8.87
25	Braves	1,245	1996	162	.593	96	66	162	3.52	14	3	46	1469.0	1,372	575	648	120	451	19	64	6,132	49	7.63	2.76	2.76	0.74	20.3	7.4	1.24	.291	3.97	8.41

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