1978 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 1978, with 636, 12 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 521.8.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Cincinnati Reds
161 games
636
Walks
12 clear of Texas Rangers
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 636 |
| 2 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 624 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 610 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 604 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 582 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 563 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 562 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 554 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 552 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 552 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 550 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 549 |
| 13 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 539 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 536 |
| 15 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | 522 |
| MLB average | 521.8 | |||
| 16 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 520 |
| 17 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 505 |
| 18 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 498 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 488 |
| 20 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 480 |
| 21 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 448 |
| 22 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 434 |
| 23 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 433 |
| 24 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 420 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 409 |
| 26 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 396 |
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.