1972 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in walks in 1972, with 606, 17 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 24 MLB teams is 488.6.
Led all of MLB in 1972
Cincinnati Reds
154 games
606
Walks
17 clear of New York Mets
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 606 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 156 | 589 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 565 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 154 | 534 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 155 | 532 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 153 | 524 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 522 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 511 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 507 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 154 | 503 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 491 |
| MLB average | 488.6 | |||
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | 487 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 483 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 480 |
| 14 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 480 |
| 16 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 154 | 478 |
| 17 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 156 | 474 |
| 18 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 156 | 472 |
| 19 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 463 |
| 20 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 437 |
| 21 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 420 |
| 22 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 153 | 407 |
| 23 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 404 |
| 24 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 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.