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1970 MLB Walks / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1970, with 2.76, 0.09 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 3.54.

Led all of MLB in 1970 New York Yankees 163 games
2.76 Walks / 9 0.09 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G BB/9
1 New York Yankees AL 163 2.76
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 2.85
3 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2.98
4 Atlanta Braves NL 162 3.01
5 Minnesota Twins AL 162 3.02
6 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 161 3.06
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 3.31
8 Oakland Athletics AL 162 3.38
9 California Angels AL 162 3.44
10 Chicago White Sox AL 162 3.50
MLB average 3.54
11 New York Mets NL 162 3.55
12 Houston Astros NL 162 3.57
13 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 3.65
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 3.69
15 Boston Red Sox AL 162 3.70
16 San Francisco Giants NL 162 3.73
17 Washington Senators AL 162 3.77
18 San Diego Padres NL 162 3.82
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 3.85
20 Detroit Tigers AL 162 3.87
20 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 3.87
22 Kansas City Royals AL 162 3.94
23 Cleveland Indians AL 162 4.27
24 Montreal Expos NL 162 4.48

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.