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1882 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

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

The Boston Red Caps led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1882, with 4.57, 1.43 ahead of the Providence Grays. The average across 14 MLB teams is 2.25.

Led all of MLB in 1882 Boston Red Caps 85 games
4.57 Strikeout-to-Walk 1.43 clear of Providence Grays
# Team League G K/BB
1 Boston Red Caps NL 85 4.57
2 Providence Grays NL 84 3.14
3 Pittsburg Alleghenys AA 79 3.05
4 Chicago White Stockings NL 84 2.74
4 Detroit Wolverines NL 86 2.74
6 Buffalo Bisons NL 84 2.52
MLB average 2.25
7 St. Louis Brown Stockings AA 79 2.18
8 Louisville Eclipse AA 79 2.14
9 Philadelphia Athletics AA 75 1.92
10 Cleveland Blues NL 84 1.76
11 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 80 1.32
12 Worcester Ruby Legs NL 84 1.29
13 Troy Trojans NL 85 1.12
14 Baltimore Orioles AA 74 1.02

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.