1979 AL Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The Oakland Athletics led the AL in walks allowed in 1979, with 654, 36 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 529.5.
Led the AL in 1979
Oakland Athletics
162 games
654
Walks Allowed
36 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 654 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
159 | 618 |
| 3 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 594 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 573 |
| 5 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 571 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 570 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
160 | 547 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 536 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 532 |
| AL average | 529.5 | ||
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
159 | 467 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
160 | 463 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
160 | 455 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 452 |
| 14 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 381 |
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.