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1908 MLB Walks by Team

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

The New York Giants led all of MLB in walks in 1908, with 494, 31 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 366.3.

Led all of MLB in 1908 New York Giants 157 games
494 Walks 31 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G BB
1 New York Giants NL 157 494
2 Chicago White Sox AL 156 463
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 420
4 Chicago Cubs NL 158 418
5 Boston Doves NL 156 414
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 372
7 Philadelphia Athletics AL 157 368
7 Washington Senators AL 155 368
MLB average 366.3
9 Cleveland Naps AL 157 364
10 St. Louis Browns AL 155 343
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 334
12 Brooklyn Superbas NL 154 323
13 Detroit Tigers AL 154 320
14 Boston Red Sox AL 155 289
15 New York Highlanders AL 155 288
16 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 282

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.