1885 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

The Boston Beaneaters led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1885, with 2.55, 0.16 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.94.

Led all of MLB in 1885 Boston Beaneaters 113 games

2.55 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.16 clear of Philadelphia Athletics

#	Team	League	G	K/BB
1	Boston Beaneaters	NL	113	2.55
2	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	113	2.39
3	Chicago White Stockings	NL	113	2.27
4	Pittsburg Alleghenys	AA	111	2.26
5	St. Louis Browns	AA	112	2.25
6	Louisville Colonels	AA	112	2.13
7	Detroit Wolverines	NL	108	2.12
8	Brooklyn Grays	AA	112	2.07
9	New York Metropolitans	AA	108	2.00
10	New York Giants	NL	112	1.95
	MLB average			1.94
11	Baltimore Orioles	AA	110	1.78
12	Philadelphia Quakers	NL	111	1.73
13	Providence Grays	NL	110	1.58
14	Buffalo Bisons	NL	112	1.37
15	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA	112	1.32
16	St. Louis Maroons	NL	111	1.21

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.