1997 MLB Walks / 9 by Team

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1997, with 2.76, 0.34 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 28 MLB teams is 3.49.

Led all of MLB in 1997 Atlanta Braves 162 games

2.76 Walks / 9 0.34 clear of Toronto Blue Jays

#	Team	League	G	BB/9
1	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	2.76
2	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	3.10
3	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	3.11
3	New York Mets	NL	162	3.11
5	Houston Astros	NL	162	3.15
6	New York Yankees	AL	162	3.26
7	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	3.31
7	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	3.31
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	3.37
10	Texas Rangers	AL	162	3.41
11	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	3.42
12	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	3.44
13	Montreal Expos	NL	162	3.46
14	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	3.47
14	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	3.47
	MLB average			3.49
16	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	3.51
17	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	3.56
18	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	3.60
19	Cleveland Indians	AL	161	3.63
20	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	3.64
21	San Diego Padres	NL	162	3.70
22	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	3.72
22	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	3.72
24	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	3.74
25	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	3.79
26	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	3.90
27	Florida Marlins	NL	162	3.98
28	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	4.00

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.