1981 MLB Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The San Diego Padres led all of MLB in walks allowed in 1981, with 414, 21 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 26 MLB teams is 341.1.
Led all of MLB in 1981
San Diego Padres
110 games
414
Walks Allowed
21 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 414 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 393 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 393 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 388 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 377 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 376 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 373 |
| 8 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 370 |
| 9 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 360 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 354 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 352 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 347 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 347 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 346 |
| MLB average | 341.1 | |||
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 336 |
| 15 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 336 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 330 |
| 18 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 323 |
| 19 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 322 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 311 |
| 21 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 302 |
| 22 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 300 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 290 |
| 24 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 287 |
| 25 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 273 |
| 26 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 268 |
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.