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1908 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per walk

The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1908, with 2.28, 0.09 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.53.

Led all of MLB in 1908 New York Giants 157 games
2.28 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.09 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G K/BB
1 New York Giants NL 157 2.28
2 Chicago White Sox AL 156 2.19
3 Washington Senators AL 155 1.86
4 Philadelphia Athletics AL 157 1.81
5 Detroit Tigers AL 154 1.74
6 Boston Red Sox AL 155 1.71
7 Cleveland Naps AL 157 1.67
8 St. Louis Browns AL 155 1.57
MLB average 1.53
9 Chicago Cubs NL 158 1.53
10 New York Highlanders AL 155 1.28
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 1.26
12 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 1.23
13 Brooklyn Superbas NL 154 1.20
14 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 1.15
15 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 1.04
16 Boston Doves NL 156 0.98

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.