1888 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1888, with 1.37, 0.14 ahead of the Philadelphia Quakers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.21.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Detroit Wolverines
134 games
1.37
Walks / 9
0.14 clear of Philadelphia Quakers
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 1.37 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 1.51 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1.67 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 1.67 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 1.98 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 1.99 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 2.05 |
| MLB average | 2.21 | |||
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 2.25 |
| 9 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 2.27 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 2.29 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 2.33 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 2.34 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 2.41 |
| 14 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 2.99 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 3.12 |
| 16 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 3.14 |
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.