1940 AL Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in walks in 1940, with 664, 17 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 561.8.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
664
Walks
17 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 664 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 647 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 590 |
| AL average | 561.8 | ||
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 556 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 556 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 519 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 497 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 465 |
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.