1888 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in walks in 1888, with 410, 57 ahead of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The average across 16 MLB teams is 295.4.
Led all of MLB in 1888
St. Louis Browns
137 games
410
Walks
57 clear of Brooklyn Bridegrooms
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 410 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 353 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 345 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 322 |
| 5 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 315 |
| 6 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 307 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 303 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 298 |
| MLB average | 295.4 | |||
| 9 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 290 |
| 10 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 288 |
| 11 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 282 |
| 12 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 270 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 268 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 246 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 236 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 194 |
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.