1998 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in walks in 1998, with 678, 2 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 30 MLB teams is 548.2.
Led all of MLB in 1998
San Francisco Giants
163 games
678
Walks
2 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | 678 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 676 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 653 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 633 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 630 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 621 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 608 |
| 8 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 604 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 601 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 595 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 593 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 572 |
| 13 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 163 | 564 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 558 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 551 |
| MLB average | 548.2 | |||
| 16 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 548 |
| 17 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 541 |
| 18 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 162 | 532 |
| 19 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | 525 |
| 20 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
AL | 162 | 510 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 508 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 506 |
| 23 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 162 | 489 |
| 24 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 475 |
| 25 |
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
AL | 162 | 473 |
| 26 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | 469 |
| 27 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 455 |
| 28 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 447 |
| 29 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 439 |
| 30 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 393 |
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.