1979 MLB Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in walks allowed in 1979, with 654, 36 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 523.1.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Oakland Athletics
162 games
654
Walks Allowed
36 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 654 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 618 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 607 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 594 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 577 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 573 |
| 7 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 571 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 570 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 555 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 547 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 536 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 532 |
| MLB average | 523.1 | |||
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 521 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 513 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 504 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 504 |
| 17 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 501 |
| 18 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 494 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 485 |
| 20 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 477 |
| 21 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 467 |
| 22 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 463 |
| 23 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 455 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 452 |
| 25 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 450 |
| 26 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 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.