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1970 NL Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeout-to-walk in 1970, with 2.11, 0.10 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 12 NL teams is 1.68.

Led the NL in 1970 Chicago Cubs 162 games
2.11 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.10 clear of Atlanta Braves
# Team G K/BB
1 Chicago Cubs 162 2.11
2 Atlanta Braves 162 2.01
3 Philadelphia Phillies 161 1.95
4 New York Mets 162 1.85
5 Los Angeles Dodgers 161 1.77
NL average 1.68
6 Houston Astros 162 1.63
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 1.58
8 San Francisco Giants 162 1.54
9 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1.52
10 San Diego Padres 162 1.45
11 Cincinnati Reds 162 1.42
12 Montreal Expos 162 1.28

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.