1888 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per walk
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1888, with 2.85, 0.20 ahead of the Philadelphia Quakers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.84.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Detroit Wolverines
134 games
2.85
Strikeout-to-Walk
0.20 clear of Philadelphia Quakers
| # | Team | League | G | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 2.85 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 2.65 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 2.36 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 2.30 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 2.13 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 2.02 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 1.91 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 1.84 |
| MLB average | 1.84 | |||
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 1.80 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 1.74 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 1.26 |
| 15 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 0.95 |
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.