How to Calculate Strikeout to Walk Ratio

The strikeout-to-walk ratio is a baseball metric that describes whether the pitcher is more likely to strike a player out or walk him. A good pitcher strikes out more people than he walks, so his strikeout-to-walk ratio will be above one. You can also use this measurement to compare one pitcher to another in situations, such as a fantasy baseball draft in which you're trying to decide between two players.

Instructions

    • 1

      Find out the number of strikeouts the pitcher has for the season. For example, assume a pitcher has 86 strikeouts.

    • 2

      Determine the number of walks the pitcher has for that same season. In the example, assume the pitcher has 43 walks for the season.

    • 3

      Divide the number of strikeouts by the number of walks. In the example, 86 strikeouts divided by 43 walks equals a strikeout-to-walk ratio of two.