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1955 MLB Walks by Team

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

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in walks in 1955, with 723, 16 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 565.3.

Led all of MLB in 1955 Cleveland Indians 154 games
723 Walks 16 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team League G BB
1 Cleveland Indians AL 154 723
2 Boston Red Sox AL 154 707
3 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 154 674
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 652
5 Detroit Tigers AL 154 638
6 New York Yankees AL 154 607
7 Chicago White Sox AL 155 568
MLB average 565.3
8 Baltimore Orioles AL 156 562
9 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 154 556
10 Washington Senators AL 154 537
11 Milwaukee Braves NL 154 504
12 New York Giants NL 154 497
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 471
14 Kansas City Athletics AL 155 462
15 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 458
16 Chicago Cubs NL 154 428

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.