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1896 MLB Walks Allowed by Team

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

The Louisville Colonels led all of MLB in walks allowed in 1896, with 541, 74 ahead of the Chicago Colts. The average across 12 MLB teams is 404.5.

Led all of MLB in 1896 Louisville Colonels 134 games
541 Walks Allowed 74 clear of Chicago Colts
# Team League G BB
1 Louisville Colonels NL 134 541
2 Chicago Colts NL 132 467
3 St. Louis Browns NL 131 456
4 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 131 439
5 Washington Senators NL 133 435
MLB average 404.5
6 New York Giants NL 133 403
7 Brooklyn Bridegrooms NL 133 400
8 Boston Beaneaters NL 132 397
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 130 387
10 Baltimore Orioles NL 132 339
11 Cincinnati Reds NL 128 310
12 Cleveland Spiders NL 135 280

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.