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1987 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

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

The Montreal Expos led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1987, with 2.27, 0.10 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1.76.

Led all of MLB in 1987 Montreal Expos 162 games
2.27 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.10 clear of Houston Astros
# Team League G K/BB
1 Montreal Expos NL 162 2.27
2 Houston Astros NL 162 2.17
3 New York Mets NL 162 2.02
4 Boston Red Sox AL 162 2.00
5 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 1.96
5 Oakland Athletics AL 162 1.96
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1.94
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1.90
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1.89
10 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 1.88
11 California Angels AL 162 1.87
12 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1.85
MLB average 1.76
13 Minnesota Twins AL 162 1.76
14 Detroit Tigers AL 162 1.73
15 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1.68
16 New York Yankees AL 162 1.66
17 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1.64
18 Chicago Cubs NL 161 1.63
18 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 1.63
20 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 1.59
21 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1.49
21 San Diego Padres NL 162 1.49
23 Chicago White Sox AL 162 1.47
24 Texas Rangers AL 162 1.45
25 Atlanta Braves NL 161 1.43
26 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1.40

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.