1887 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per walk
The Louisville Colonels led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1887, with 1.52, 0.01 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.01.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Louisville Colonels
137 games
1.52
Strikeout-to-Walk
0.01 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 1.52 |
| 2 |
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NL | 127 | 1.51 |
| 3 |
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NL | 128 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 1.12 |
| 6 |
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NL | 129 | 1.11 |
| 7 |
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AA | 137 | 1.03 |
| 8 |
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NL | 125 | 1.01 |
| MLB average | 1.01 | |||
| 9 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 0.96 |
| 11 |
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AA | 135 | 0.83 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 0.78 |
| 13 |
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AA | 138 | 0.73 |
| 14 |
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NL | 127 | 0.64 |
| 15 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 0.62 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 0.57 |
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.