1886 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1886, with 2.47, 0.28 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.69.

Led all of MLB in 1886 Chicago White Stockings 126 games

2.47 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.28 clear of Detroit Wolverines

#	Team	League	G	K/BB
1	Chicago White Stockings	NL	126	2.47
2	Detroit Wolverines	NL	126	2.19
3	New York Giants	NL	124	2.10
4	Philadelphia Quakers	NL	119	2.05
5	Baltimore Orioles	AA	139	2.00
6	Kansas City Cowboys	NL	123	1.80
7	St. Louis Browns	AA	139	1.77
8	Pittsburg Alleghenys	AA	140	1.72
9	Boston Beaneaters	NL	118	1.71
	MLB average			1.69
10	Louisville Colonels	AA	138	1.67
11	New York Metropolitans	AA	137	1.45
12	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	139	1.32
12	Washington Nationals	NL	122	1.32
14	St. Louis Maroons	NL	126	1.28
15	Brooklyn Grays	AA	141	1.16
16	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA	141	1.03

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.