1872 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in walks in 1872, with 69, 11 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 11 MLB teams is 23.9.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Philadelphia Athletics
47 games
69
Walks
11 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 69 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 58 |
| 3 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 29 |
| 3 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 29 |
| MLB average | 23.9 | |||
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 19 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 18 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 17 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 10 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 9 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 1 |
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.