1929 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per walk
The Birmingham Black Barons led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1929, with 2.10, 0.13 ahead of the Memphis Red Sox. The average across 29 MLB teams is 1.06.
Led all of MLB in 1929
Birmingham Black Barons
89 games
2.10
Strikeout-to-Walk
0.13 clear of Memphis Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 89 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Memphis Red Sox | NNL | 73 | 1.97 |
| 3 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 79 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Homestead Grays | ANL | 66 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Cuban Stars West | NNL | 46 | 1.35 |
| 6 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 88 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Hilldale Club | ANL | 78 | 1.26 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 151 | 1.18 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 152 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 86 | 1.10 |
| MLB average | 1.06 | |||
| 11 |
|
NL | 156 | 1.02 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 153 | 1.00 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 154 | 1.00 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 153 | 1.00 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 154 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 69 | 0.94 |
| 17 | Cuban Stars East | ANL | 58 | 0.93 |
| 17 |
|
NL | 154 | 0.93 |
| 19 | New York Lincoln Giants | ANL | 68 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Baltimore Black Sox | ANL | 70 | 0.90 |
| 20 |
|
AL | 154 | 0.90 |
| 22 |
|
AL | 155 | 0.84 |
| 22 |
|
NL | 155 | 0.84 |
| 24 |
|
AL | 152 | 0.80 |
| 25 |
|
AL | 155 | 0.72 |
| 26 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | ANL | 66 | 0.71 |
| 27 |
|
NL | 154 | 0.69 |
| 28 |
|
AL | 152 | 0.65 |
| 29 |
|
NL | 154 | 0.60 |
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.