1981 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1981, with 2.11, 0.08 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1.51.

Led all of MLB in 1981 New York Yankees 107 games

2.11 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.08 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	League	G	K/BB
1	New York Yankees	AL	107	2.11
2	Houston Astros	NL	110	2.03
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	110	2.00
4	Montreal Expos	NL	108	1.94
5	Cleveland Indians	AL	103	1.83
6	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	107	1.67
7	Chicago White Sox	AL	106	1.57
8	Texas Rangers	AL	105	1.52
	MLB average			1.51
9	Boston Red Sox	AL	108	1.51
9	Cincinnati Reds	NL	108	1.51
11	Kansas City Royals	AL	103	1.48
12	New York Mets	NL	105	1.46
13	Atlanta Braves	NL	107	1.43
13	San Francisco Giants	NL	111	1.43
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	103	1.42
16	Baltimore Orioles	AL	105	1.41
17	Chicago Cubs	NL	106	1.37
18	Oakland Athletics	AL	109	1.36
19	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	103	1.34
20	Minnesota Twins	AL	110	1.33
20	Seattle Mariners	AL	110	1.33
22	California Angels	AL	110	1.32
23	Detroit Tigers	AL	109	1.28
24	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	109	1.27
25	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	106	1.20
26	San Diego Padres	NL	110	1.19

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.