1946 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 1946, with 2.64, 0.84 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1.28.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Birmingham Black Barons
66 games
2.64
Strikeout-to-Walk
0.84 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 2.64 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 155 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 1.72 |
| 6 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | 1.39 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 156 | 1.33 |
| MLB average | 1.28 | |||
| 11 |
|
NL | 156 | 1.23 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 156 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 1.19 |
| 14 |
|
AL | 154 | 1.18 |
| 15 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | 1.17 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 155 | 1.16 |
| 17 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 1.12 |
| 18 |
|
NL | 154 | 1.11 |
| 19 |
|
AL | 155 | 1.08 |
| 19 |
|
NL | 156 | 1.08 |
| 21 |
|
AL | 156 | 1.00 |
| 22 |
|
AL | 155 | 0.98 |
| 23 |
|
AL | 155 | 0.97 |
| 24 |
|
NL | 157 | 0.96 |
| 25 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 0.91 |
| 26 |
|
NL | 155 | 0.90 |
| 27 |
|
NL | 154 | 0.88 |
| 28 |
|
NL | 155 | 0.85 |
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.