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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 Chicago White Stockings NL 127 1.51
3 Philadelphia Quakers NL 128 1.43
4 Washington Nationals NL 126 1.32
5 Baltimore Orioles AA 141 1.12
6 New York Giants NL 129 1.11
7 St. Louis Browns AA 137 1.03
8 Pittsburg Alleghenys NL 125 1.01
MLB average 1.01
9 Detroit Wolverines NL 127 0.98
10 Philadelphia Athletics AA 137 0.96
11 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 135 0.83
12 New York Metropolitans AA 138 0.78
13 Brooklyn Grays AA 138 0.73
14 Boston Beaneaters 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.