1981 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers shared the lead of all of MLB in walks in 1981, with 404. The average across 26 MLB teams is 341.1.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Baltimore Orioles
105 games
404
Walks
Tied with Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 404 |
| 1 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 404 |
| 3 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 393 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 391 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 386 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 379 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 378 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 375 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 372 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 368 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 343 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 342 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 342 |
| MLB average | 341.1 | |||
| 14 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 340 |
| 15 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 331 |
| 16 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 329 |
| 17 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 322 |
| 18 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 321 |
| 19 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 311 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 304 |
| 21 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 301 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 300 |
| 23 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 295 |
| 24 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 284 |
| 25 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 278 |
| 26 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 275 |
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.