1939 MLB Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in walks allowed in 1939, with 739, 137 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 29 MLB teams is 338.0.
Led all of MLB in 1939
St. Louis Browns
156 games
739
Walks Allowed
137 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 156 | 739 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 154 | 602 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 153 | 602 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 153 | 579 |
| 4 |
|
NL | 152 | 579 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 155 | 574 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 152 | 567 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 152 | 543 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 152 | 513 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 156 | 499 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 155 | 498 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 151 | 477 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 155 | 454 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 156 | 430 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 153 | 423 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 157 | 399 |
| MLB average | 338.0 | |||
| 17 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 61 | 159 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 64 | 159 |
| 19 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 63 | 138 |
| 20 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 60 | 133 |
| 21 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 51 | 108 |
| 22 | Cleveland Bears | NAL | 41 | 100 |
| 23 | St. Louis Stars | NAL | 45 | 92 |
| 24 | Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers | NAL | 8 | 89 |
| 25 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 47 | 77 |
| 26 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 47 | 71 |
| 27 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 31 | 68 |
| 28 | Toledo Crawfords | NAL | 19 | 67 |
| 29 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 54 | 63 |
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.
