1980 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in walks in 1980, with 645, 2 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is 507.3.
Led all of MLB in 1980
Detroit Tigers
163 games
645
Walks
2 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 645 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 643 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 160 | 617 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 587 |
| 5 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | 563 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 547 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 163 | 540 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 160 | 539 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 537 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 161 | 509 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 508 |
| MLB average | 507.3 | |||
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 506 |
| 13 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 501 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | 492 |
| 15 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 163 | 483 |
| 16 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 480 |
| 17 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 475 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 472 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 471 |
| 20 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 455 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 452 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 451 |
| 23 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 448 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 436 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 434 |
| 26 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 399 |
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.