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2005 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 2005, with 653, 14 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 30 MLB teams is 506.9.

Led all of MLB in 2005 Boston Red Sox 162 games
653 Walks 14 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team League G BB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 653
2 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 639
3 New York Yankees AL 162 637
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 611
5 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 606
6 San Diego Padres NL 162 600
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 541
8 Oakland Athletics AL 162 537
9 Atlanta Braves NL 162 534
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 534
11 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 531
12 Florida Marlins NL 162 512
13 Colorado Rockies NL 162 509
MLB average 506.9
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 503
15 Texas Rangers AL 162 495
16 Washington Nationals NL 162 491
17 New York Mets NL 162 486
17 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 486
19 Minnesota Twins AL 162 485
20 Houston Astros NL 163 481
21 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 471
22 Seattle Mariners AL 162 466
23 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 447
23 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 447
25 Chicago White Sox AL 162 435
26 San Francisco Giants NL 162 431
27 Kansas City Royals AL 162 424
28 Chicago Cubs NL 162 419
29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 412
30 Detroit Tigers AL 162 384

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.