League Leaders Daily Quiz

1959 NL Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

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

The Milwaukee Braves led the NL in strikeout-to-walk in 1959, with 1.81, 0.06 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 1.65.

Led the NL in 1959 Milwaukee Braves 157 games
1.81 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.06 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G K/BB
1 Milwaukee Braves 157 1.81
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 156 1.75
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 1.75
2 San Francisco Giants 154 1.75
NL average 1.65
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 1.62
6 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 1.51
7 St. Louis Cardinals 154 1.50
8 Chicago Cubs 155 1.47

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.