League Leaders Daily Quiz

1948 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

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

The Baltimore Elite Giants led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1948, with 2.11, 0.25 ahead of the Philadelphia Stars. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1.17.

Led all of MLB in 1948 Baltimore Elite Giants 73 games
2.11 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.25 clear of Philadelphia Stars
# Team League G K/BB
1 Baltimore Elite Giants NN2 73 2.11
2 Philadelphia Stars NN2 59 1.86
3 Birmingham Black Barons NAL 78 1.83
4 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 80 1.77
5 New York Cubans NN2 45 1.69
6 Newark Eagles NN2 57 1.59
7 Boston Braves NL 154 1.35
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 155 1.33
9 Chicago American Giants NAL 78 1.24
10 Indianapolis Clowns NAL 76 1.20
10 New York Black Yankees NN2 46 1.20
MLB average 1.17
12 Detroit Tigers AL 154 1.15
13 Cleveland Buckeyes NAL 87 1.10
14 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 155 1.06
15 Cincinnati Reds NL 153 1.05
15 Homestead Grays NN2 62 1.05
17 Chicago Cubs NL 155 1.04
18 New York Yankees AL 154 1.02
19 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 0.98
20 New York Giants NL 155 0.96
21 Cleveland Indians AL 156 0.95
22 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 156 0.92
23 Boston Red Sox AL 155 0.87
24 Memphis Red Sox NAL 91 0.78
25 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 0.76
26 St. Louis Browns AL 155 0.72
27 Washington Senators AL 154 0.61
28 Chicago White Sox AL 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.