1887 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Pittsburg Alleghenys led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1887, with 2.00, 0.42 ahead of the Philadelphia Quakers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.96.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Pittsburg Alleghenys
125 games
2.00
Walks / 9
0.42 clear of Philadelphia Quakers
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 2.00 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 2.42 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 2.42 |
| 4 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 2.47 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 2.66 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 2.70 |
| 7 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 2.77 |
| MLB average | 2.96 | |||
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 3.01 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 3.02 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 3.08 |
| 11 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 3.10 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 3.24 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 3.28 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 3.45 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 3.57 |
| 16 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 4.22 |
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.