1978 AL Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Texas Rangers led the AL in walks in 1978, with 624, 20 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 14 AL teams is 520.5.
Led the AL in 1978
Texas Rangers
162 games
624
Walks
20 clear of Minnesota Twins
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
162 | 624 |
| 2 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 604 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 582 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 563 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 552 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 539 |
| 7 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | 522 |
| AL average | 520.5 | ||
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 520 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 505 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 498 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | 488 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 448 |
| 13 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 433 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 409 |
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.