1886 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Kansas City Cowboys led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1886, with 2.08, 0.07 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.73.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Kansas City Cowboys
123 games
2.08
Walks / 9
0.07 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 2.08 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 2.15 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 2.19 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 2.20 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 2.27 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 2.37 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 2.41 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 2.61 |
| MLB average | 2.73 | |||
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 2.87 |
| 10 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 2.93 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 3.01 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 3.21 |
| 13 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 3.27 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 3.28 |
| 15 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 3.38 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 3.47 |
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.