1988 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in walks in 1988, with 623, 35 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 499.4.
Led all of MLB in 1988
Boston Red Sox
162 games
623
Walks
35 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 623 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 588 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 588 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 580 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | 553 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 550 |
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | 544 |
| 8 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 542 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 528 |
| 10 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 521 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 504 |
| MLB average | 499.4 | |||
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 494 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 489 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 486 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 484 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 479 |
| 17 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 474 |
| 18 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 469 |
| 19 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 461 |
| 20 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 454 |
| 21 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 446 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 439 |
| 23 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 437 |
| 24 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 432 |
| 25 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 416 |
| 26 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 403 |
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.