most pitching strikeouts in mlb history in single season by team

The Houston Astros have struck out the most batters by a team in a season, with 1,687 strikeouts in 2018.

	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	Astros	1,687	2018	162	.636	103	59	162	3.11	2	2	46	1455.0	1,164	503	534	152	435	66	4	5,913	67	10.44	2.69	3.88	0.94	28.5	7.4	1.10	.283	3.30	7.20
2	Astros	1,671	2019	162	.660	107	55	162	3.66	2	1	47	1462.1	1,205	595	640	230	448	41	0	5,995	41	10.28	2.76	3.73	1.42	27.9	7.5	1.13	.270	3.94	7.42
3	Yankees	1,634	2018	162	.617	100	62	162	3.78	2	2	49	1456.1	1,311	611	669	177	494	58	9	6,141	73	10.10	3.05	3.31	1.09	26.6	8.0	1.24	.300	4.13	8.10
4	Red Sox	1,633	2019	162	.519	84	78	162	4.70	1	1	33	1471.0	1,423	768	828	215	605	76	22	6,399	81	9.99	3.70	2.70	1.32	25.5	9.5	1.38	.312	5.07	8.71
5	Rays	1,621	2019	162	.593	96	66	162	3.65	0	0	46	1474.1	1,274	598	656	181	453	60	27	6,086	59	9.90	2.77	3.58	1.10	26.6	7.4	1.17	.290	4.00	7.78
6	Brewers	1,618	2021	162	.586	95	67	162	3.50	2	1	44	1436.0	1,156	558	623	168	537	77	19	5,990	60	10.14	3.37	3.01	1.05	27.0	9.0	1.18	.275	3.90	7.25
7	Indians	1,614	2017	162	.630	102	60	162	3.30	7	3	37	1440.2	1,267	529	564	163	406	45	15	5,866	48	10.08	2.54	3.98	1.02	27.5	6.9	1.16	.303	3.52	7.92
8	Dodgers	1,599	2021	162	.654	106	56	162	3.01	1	0	56	1452.0	1,107	486	561	161	486	63	43	5,948	52	9.91	3.01	3.29	1.00	26.9	8.2	1.10	.260	3.48	6.86
9	Astros	1,593	2017	162	.623	101	61	162	4.12	1	0	45	1446.0	1,314	662	700	192	522	70	17	6,111	86	9.91	3.25	3.05	1.20	26.1	8.5	1.27	.300	4.36	8.18
10	White Sox	1,588	2021	162	.574	93	69	162	3.73	4	3	43	1403.1	1,205	581	636	182	485	51	16	5,861	84	10.18	3.11	3.27	1.17	27.1	8.3	1.20	.288	4.08	7.73
11	Red Sox	1,580	2017	162	.574	93	69	162	3.70	5	1	39	1482.1	1,384	610	668	195	465	49	18	6,217	43	9.59	2.82	3.40	1.18	25.4	7.5	1.25	.303	4.06	8.40
12	Yankees	1,569	2021	162	.568	92	70	162	3.74	3	2	47	1435.1	1,243	596	669	196	492	56	10	5,999	85	9.84	3.08	3.19	1.23	26.2	8.2	1.21	.284	4.19	7.79
13	Mets	1,565	2022	162	.623	101	61	162	3.57	0	0	41	1438.2	1,274	570	606	169	428	71	13	5,950	35	9.79	2.68	3.66	1.06	26.3	7.2	1.18	.297	3.79	7.97
14	Dodgers	1,565	2018	163	.564	92	71	163	3.38	0	0	48	1476.0	1,279	554	610	179	422	61	39	6,096	39	9.54	2.57	3.71	1.09	25.7	6.9	1.15	.284	3.72	7.80
15	Twins	1,560	2023	162	.537	87	75	162	3.87	2	2	38	1451.1	1,294	624	659	194	443	63	16	6,028	51	9.67	2.75	3.52	1.20	25.9	7.3	1.20	.292	4.09	8.02
16	Yankees	1,560	2017	162	.562	91	71	162	3.72	2	1	36	1448.2	1,248	599	660	192	504	53	18	6,078	83	9.69	3.13	3.10	1.19	25.7	8.3	1.21	.280	4.10	7.75
17	Red Sox	1,558	2018	162	.667	108	54	162	3.75	2	0	46	1458.2	1,305	608	647	176	512	84	8	6,166	51	9.61	3.16	3.04	1.09	25.3	8.3	1.25	.294	3.99	8.05
18	Braves	1,554	2022	162	.623	101	61	162	3.46	1	1	55	1448.0	1,224	556	609	148	500	62	21	6,031	55	9.66	3.11	3.11	0.92	25.8	8.3	1.19	.286	3.79	7.61
19	Braves	1,553	2024	162	.549	89	73	162	3.49	2	1	40	1443.1	1,277	559	607	150	449	68	18	5,978	34	9.68	2.80	3.46	0.94	26.0	7.5	1.20	.300	3.78	7.96
20	Reds	1,552	2019	162	.463	75	87	162	4.18	0	0	46	1438.0	1,270	668	711	214	536	58	31	6,057	35	9.71	3.35	2.90	1.34	25.6	8.8	1.26	.286	4.45	7.95
21	Dodgers	1,549	2017	162	.642	104	58	162	3.38	2	0	51	1444.2	1,226	543	580	184	442	40	33	5,925	40	9.65	2.75	3.50	1.15	26.1	7.5	1.15	.281	3.61	7.64
22	Indians	1,544	2018	162	.562	91	71	162	3.77	3	2	41	1457.1	1,349	611	648	200	407	59	29	6,071	54	9.54	2.51	3.79	1.24	25.4	6.7	1.20	.298	4.00	8.33
23	Yankees	1,534	2019	162	.636	103	59	162	4.31	1	1	50	1443.0	1,374	691	739	248	507	44	12	6,133	55	9.57	3.16	3.03	1.55	25.0	8.3	1.30	.296	4.61	8.57
24	Brewers	1,530	2022	162	.531	86	76	162	3.83	0	0	52	1446.0	1,238	615	688	190	521	67	12	6,057	47	9.52	3.24	2.94	1.18	25.3	8.6	1.22	.280	4.28	7.71
25	Blue Jays	1,528	2023	162	.549	89	73	162	3.78	1	1	51	1451.2	1,326	610	671	198	488	62	29	6,100	42	9.47	3.03	3.13	1.23	25.0	8.0	1.25	.295	4.16	8.22