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1888 MLB Walks Allowed by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued

The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in walks allowed in 1888, with 419, 18 ahead of the Kansas City Cowboys. The average across 16 MLB teams is 295.4.

Led all of MLB in 1888 Baltimore Orioles 137 games
419 Walks Allowed 18 clear of Kansas City Cowboys
# Team League G BB
1 Baltimore Orioles AA 137 419
2 Kansas City Cowboys AA 132 401
3 Cleveland Blues AA 135 389
4 Philadelphia Athletics AA 136 324
5 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 137 310
6 Chicago White Stockings NL 135 308
6 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 136 308
8 New York Giants NL 137 307
9 Washington Nationals NL 136 298
MLB average 295.4
10 Brooklyn Bridegrooms AA 143 285
11 Louisville Colonels AA 139 281
12 Boston Beaneaters NL 137 269
13 St. Louis Browns AA 137 225
14 Pittsburg Alleghenys NL 138 223
15 Philadelphia Quakers NL 131 196
16 Detroit Wolverines NL 134 183

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.