1989 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1989, with 2.80, 0.02 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 3.23.
Led all of MLB in 1989
Cleveland Indians
162 games
2.80
Walks / 9
0.02 clear of Kansas City Royals
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 2.80 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 2.82 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 2.87 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 2.88 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 2.91 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 2.91 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 2.93 |
| 8 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 2.97 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 164 | 2.97 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 3.02 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 160 | 3.10 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 3.15 |
| 13 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 3.17 |
| 14 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 3.18 |
| MLB average | 3.23 | |||
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 164 | 3.26 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 3.28 |
| 17 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 3.29 |
| 18 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 3.31 |
| 19 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 3.35 |
| 20 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 3.38 |
| 21 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 3.41 |
| 22 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 3.44 |
| 23 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 3.50 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 3.85 |
| 25 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 4.10 |
| 26 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 4.11 |
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.