1978 AL Strikeout-to-Walk by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Strikeouts per walk
The Texas Rangers led the AL in strikeout-to-walk in 1978, with 1.84, 0.13 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 1.41.
Led the AL in 1978
Texas Rangers
162 games
1.84
Strikeout-to-Walk
0.13 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
162 | 1.84 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 1.71 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 1.52 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 1.49 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 1.48 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 1.45 |
| AL average | 1.41 | ||
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 1.37 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 1.36 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 1.35 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | 1.30 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 1.29 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 1.23 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 1.21 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | 1.11 |
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.