1972 AL Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in walks in 1972, with 534, 12 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 12 AL teams is 478.5.
Led the AL in 1972
Kansas City Royals
154 games
534
Walks
12 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 534 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 522 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 511 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 507 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 503 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 491 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 483 |
| AL average | 478.5 | ||
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 478 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 472 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 463 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 420 |
| 12 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 358 |
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.