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1891 MLB Walks / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings

The Boston Beaneaters led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1891, with 2.64, 0.71 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 17 MLB teams is 3.72.

Led all of MLB in 1891 Boston Beaneaters 140 games
2.64 Walks / 9 0.71 clear of Louisville Colonels
# Team League G BB/9
1 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 2.64
2 Louisville Colonels AA 138 3.35
3 Brooklyn Grooms NL 137 3.43
3 Cincinnati Reds NL 138 3.43
5 Cleveland Spiders NL 141 3.44
6 Baltimore Orioles AA 139 3.49
6 Milwaukee Brewers AA 36 3.49
6 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 137 3.49
9 Chicago Colts NL 137 3.50
10 Boston Reds AA 139 3.67
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138 3.71
MLB average 3.72
12 Philadelphia Athletics AA 142 3.79
13 St. Louis Browns AA 139 4.26
14 Washington Statesmen AA 139 4.31
15 Columbus Solons AA 138 4.36
16 New York Giants NL 136 4.43
17 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers AA 102 4.45

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.