1871 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Boston Red Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings shared the lead of all of MLB in walks in 1871, with 60. The average across 9 MLB teams is 43.7.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
60
Walks
Tied with Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 60 |
| 1 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 60 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 49 |
| 4 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 48 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 46 |
| MLB average | 43.7 | |||
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 38 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 33 |
| 7 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 33 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 26 |
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.