1999 MLB Strikeout-to-Walk by Team

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeout-to-walk in 1999, with 2.52, 0.11 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1.77.

Led all of MLB in 1999 Houston Astros 162 games

2.52 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.11 clear of Boston Red Sox

#	Team	League	G	K/BB
1	Houston Astros	NL	162	2.52
2	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	2.41
3	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	2.36
4	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	2.21
5	San Diego Padres	NL	162	2.04
6	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1.92
7	New York Yankees	AL	162	1.91
8	Minnesota Twins	AL	161	1.90
8	New York Mets	NL	163	1.90
10	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1.85
11	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1.82
12	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1.81
13	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1.77
	MLB average			1.77
14	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1.75
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	1.71
16	Cincinnati Reds	NL	163	1.70
16	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1.70
18	Detroit Tigers	AL	161	1.67
19	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1.64
19	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1.64
21	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1.62
22	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	161	1.60
23	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	161	1.54
24	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1.52
24	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	1.52
26	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1.44
27	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1.43
28	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	1.41
29	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1.40
30	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	1.29

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.