The St. Louis Cardinals have fanned the fewest hitters by a team against left-handed batters in a season, with 138 strikeouts in 1981.
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Which MLB team has the lowest strikeouts for pitchers vs lhp this regular season?| TEAM | SO | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cardinals | 138 | 1981 | 102 | .574 | 58 | 43 | 343 | 15 | 123 | 10 | 23 | 1.12 |
| 2 |  | Padres | 143 | 1981 | 109 | .367 | 40 | 69 | 367 | 19 | 156 | 6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 3 |  | Royals | 147 | 1981 | 100 | .470 | 47 | 53 | 355 | 25 | 119 | 7 | 22 | 1.24 |
| 4 | | Royals | 154 | 1983 | 161 | .484 | 78 | 83 | 506 | 34 | 144 | 9 | 5 | 1.07 |
| 5 |  | Pirates | 155 | 1981 | 103 | .451 | 46 | 56 | 421 | 26 | 163 | 4 | 26 | 0.95 |
| 6 |  | Mets | 161 | 1981 | 105 | .398 | 41 | 62 | 411 | 25 | 134 | 6 | 16 | 1.20 |
| 7 |  | Mariners | 163 | 1981 | 110 | .404 | 44 | 65 | 423 | 24 | 148 | 6 | 13 | 1.10 |
| 8 |  | Tigers | 166 | 2020 | 58 | .397 | 23 | 35 | 178 | 20 | 91 | 10 | 1 | 1.82 |
| 9 |  | Twins | 170 | 1981 | 110 | .376 | 41 | 68 | 449 | 29 | 182 | 7 | 31 | 0.93 |
| 10 |  | Marlins | 172 | 2020 | 60 | .517 | 31 | 29 | 238 | 31 | 90 | 12 | 6 | 1.91 |
| 11 |  | Mariners | 173 | 2020 | 60 | .450 | 27 | 33 | 180 | 28 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 1.90 |
| 12 |  | White Sox | 181 | 1981 | 106 | .509 | 54 | 52 | 285 | 24 | 116 | 11 | 8 | 1.56 |
| 13 |  | Yankees | 181 | 1981 | 105 | .552 | 58 | 47 | 254 | 16 | 101 | 3 | 12 | 1.79 |
| 14 |  | Braves | 182 | 2020 | 60 | .583 | 35 | 25 | 188 | 23 | 100 | 13 | 9 | 1.82 |
| 15 |  | Brewers | 184 | 1981 | 109 | .569 | 62 | 47 | 389 | 28 | 162 | 3 | 17 | 1.14 |
| 16 | | Braves | 185 | 1981 | 107 | .472 | 50 | 56 | 477 | 27 | 185 | 4 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 17 |  | Phillies | 185 | 1981 | 106 | .557 | 59 | 47 | 377 | 26 | 145 | 3 | 18 | 1.28 |
| 18 |  | Orioles | 186 | 2020 | 60 | .417 | 25 | 35 | 183 | 30 | 93 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 19 |  | Angels | 187 | 1981 | 109 | .468 | 51 | 58 | 385 | 28 | 143 | 7 | 13 | 1.31 |
| 20 |  | Astros | 187 | 1974 | 160 | .500 | 80 | 80 | 514 | 37 | 249 | 14 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 21 |  | Blue Jays | 191 | 1981 | 106 | .349 | 37 | 69 | 430 | 30 | 181 | 9 | 16 | 1.06 |
| 22 |  | Athletics | 192 | 2020 | 59 | .593 | 35 | 24 | 186 | 32 | 81 | 4 | 3 | 2.37 |
| 23 |  | Rangers | 192 | 2020 | 60 | .367 | 22 | 38 | 188 | 30 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 2.13 |
| 24 |  | Rockies | 192 | 2020 | 60 | .433 | 26 | 34 | 267 | 44 | 97 | 13 | 3 | 1.98 |
| 25 | | Royals | 193 | 1982 | 158 | .551 | 87 | 71 | 457 | 46 | 145 | 6 | 6 | 1.33 |
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 55 | .590 | ||
74 | 60 | .552 | 5.0 | |
68 | 66 | .507 | 11.0 | |
63 | 73 | .463 | 17.0 | |
60 | 74 | .448 | 19.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
83 | 51 | .619 | ||
76 | 59 | .563 | 7.5 | |
67 | 68 | .496 | 16.5 | |
65 | 70 | .481 | 18.5 | |
64 | 71 | .474 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 54 | .597 | ||
72 | 62 | .537 | 8.0 | |
71 | 64 | .526 | 9.5 | |
55 | 79 | .410 | 25.0 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 28.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
75 | 58 | .564 | 4.0 | |
73 | 60 | .549 | 6.0 | |
65 | 69 | .485 | 14.5 | |
65 | 70 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 63 | .526 | ||
68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 6.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 8.0 | |
60 | 75 | .444 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
67 | 67 | .500 | ||
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64 | 70 | .478 | 3.0 | |
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