1997 NL Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Florida Marlins led the NL in walks in 1997, with 686, 44 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 14 NL teams is 550.3.
Led the NL in 1997
Florida Marlins
162 games
686
Walks
44 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida Marlins
|
162 | 686 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 642 |
| 3 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 633 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 604 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 597 |
| 6 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
162 | 562 |
| NL average | 550.3 | ||
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 550 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 543 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 519 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 518 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 498 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 481 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 451 |
| 14 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 420 |
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.