2008 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 2008, with 646, 10 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 30 MLB teams is 544.6.
Led all of MLB in 2008
Boston Red Sox
162 games
646
Walks
10 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 646 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 636 |
| 3 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
AL | 162 | 626 |
| 4 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 619 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 618 |
| 6 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 595 |
| 7 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 162 | 587 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 586 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 577 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 574 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 572 |
| 12 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | 570 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 560 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 560 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 162 | 550 |
| MLB average | 544.6 | |||
| 16 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 161 | 543 |
| 16 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 543 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 540 |
| 19 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 535 |
| 20 |
 Washington Nationals
|
NL | 161 | 534 |
| 21 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 533 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 163 | 529 |
| 23 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 521 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 518 |
| 25 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
AL | 162 | 481 |
| 26 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 474 |
| 27 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 452 |
| 28 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 161 | 449 |
| 29 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 417 |
| 30 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 392 |
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.