1885 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in walks in 1885, with 340, 61 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 16 MLB teams is 220.6.
Led all of MLB in 1885
Chicago White Stockings
113 games
340
Walks
61 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 113 | 340 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 110 | 279 |
| 3 | Providence Grays | NL | 110 | 265 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 112 | 238 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 112 | 234 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 113 | 223 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 112 | 221 |
| MLB average | 220.6 | |||
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 111 | 220 |
| 9 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 108 | 217 |
| 10 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 108 | 216 |
| 11 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 111 | 214 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 113 | 190 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 111 | 189 |
| 14 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 112 | 179 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 112 | 153 |
| 16 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 112 | 152 |
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.