1979 NL Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The New York Mets led the NL in walks allowed in 1979, with 607, 30 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 515.7.
Led the NL in 1979
New York Mets
163 games
607
Walks Allowed
30 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
163 | 607 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 577 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 555 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 521 |
| NL average | 515.7 | ||
| 5 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 513 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 504 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 504 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 501 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 494 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 485 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 477 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | 450 |
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.