2016 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in walks in 2016, with 656, 24 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 30 MLB teams is 502.9.
Led all of MLB in 2016
Chicago Cubs
162 games
656
Walks
24 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 656 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 632 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 162 | 599 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 572 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 561 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 558 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
AL | 162 | 554 |
| 8 |
 Washington Nationals
|
NL | 162 | 536 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 531 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 526 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 525 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 517 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 513 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 506 |
| MLB average | 502.9 | |||
| 15 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 502 |
| 16 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | 494 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | 493 |
| 18 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 475 |
| 19 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
AL | 162 | 471 |
| 20 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 468 |
| 21 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 162 | 463 |
| 22 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 455 |
| 23 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 452 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 449 |
| 24 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
AL | 162 | 449 |
| 26 |
 Miami Marlins
|
NL | 161 | 447 |
| 27 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 442 |
| 28 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 436 |
| 29 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 424 |
| 30 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 382 |
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.