1986 AL Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in strikeout-to-walk in 1986, with 2.18, 0.12 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 14 AL teams is 1.73.

Led the AL in 1986 Boston Red Sox 161 games

2.18 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.12 clear of Toronto Blue Jays

#	Team	G	K/BB
1	Boston Red Sox	161	2.18
2	Toronto Blue Jays	163	2.06
3	California Angels	162	2.00
4	Milwaukee Brewers	161	1.93
5	Minnesota Twins	162	1.86
6	Kansas City Royals	162	1.85
7	Baltimore Orioles	162	1.78
7	New York Yankees	162	1.78
	AL average		1.73
9	Seattle Mariners	162	1.61
10	Chicago White Sox	162	1.60
11	Detroit Tigers	162	1.54
12	Texas Rangers	162	1.44
13	Oakland Athletics	162	1.40
14	Cleveland Indians	163	1.23

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.