1948 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in walks in 1948, with 821, 96 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 28 MLB teams is 392.4.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Boston Red Sox
155 games
821
Walks
96 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 155 | 821 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 154 | 725 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 154 | 671 |
| 4 |
|
NL | 154 | 667 |
| 5 |
|
AL | 156 | 646 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 154 | 623 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 155 | 604 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 155 | 597 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 154 | 594 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 155 | 590 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 156 | 580 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 155 | 578 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 154 | 569 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 153 | 477 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 155 | 444 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 155 | 437 |
| MLB average | 392.4 | |||
| 17 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | 213 |
| 18 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | 183 |
| 19 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | 166 |
| 20 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | 144 |
| 21 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | 124 |
| 22 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 113 |
| 23 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | 105 |
| 24 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | 101 |
| 25 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | 70 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 60 |
| 27 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | 43 |
| 28 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | 41 |
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.
