1871 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per walk
The Fort Wayne Kekiongas led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1871, with 0.81, 0.02 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 0.50.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Fort Wayne Kekiongas
19 games
0.81
Strikeout-to-Walk
0.02 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 0.81 |
| 2 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 0.79 |
| 3 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 0.64 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 0.55 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 0.52 |
| MLB average | 0.50 | |||
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 0.47 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 0.30 |
| 8 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 0.29 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 0.16 |
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.