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2009 AL Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in strikeout-to-walk in 2009, with 2.32, 0.06 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 14 AL teams is 2.04.

Led the AL in 2009 Boston Red Sox 162 games
2.32 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.06 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team G K/BB
1 Boston Red Sox 162 2.32
2 Minnesota Twins 163 2.26
3 Chicago White Sox 162 2.21
4 New York Yankees 162 2.20
5 Tampa Bay Rays 162 2.18
6 Oakland Athletics 162 2.15
7 Toronto Blue Jays 162 2.14
AL average 2.04
8 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 2.03
9 Seattle Mariners 162 1.95
10 Kansas City Royals 162 1.92
11 Texas Rangers 162 1.91
12 Detroit Tigers 163 1.86
13 Baltimore Orioles 162 1.71
14 Cleveland Indians 162 1.65

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.