1987 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 1987, with 653, 9 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 553.4.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Detroit Tigers
162 games
653
Walks
9 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 653 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 644 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 641 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 606 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 604 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 598 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 593 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 592 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 590 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 587 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 577 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 567 |
| 13 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 555 |
| MLB average | 553.4 | |||
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 535 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 526 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 524 |
| 17 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 523 |
| 17 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 523 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 514 |
| 20 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 511 |
| 21 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 504 |
| 22 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 501 |
| 23 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 500 |
| 24 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 489 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 487 |
| 26 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 445 |
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.