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1947 MLB Walks / 9 by Team

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

The New York Cubans led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1947, with 2.89, 0.10 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 28 MLB teams is 3.69.

Led all of MLB in 1947 New York Cubans 62 games
2.89 Walks / 9 0.10 clear of Boston Braves
# Team League G BB/9
1 New York Cubans NN2 62 2.89
2 Boston Braves NL 154 2.99
3 Newark Eagles NN2 84 3.02
4 Birmingham Black Barons NAL 79 3.15
5 St. Louis Cardinals NL 156 3.19
6 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns NAL 82 3.23
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 3.31
8 Homestead Grays NN2 70 3.36
9 Detroit Tigers AL 158 3.42
10 Philadelphia Stars NN2 59 3.44
11 Baltimore Elite Giants NN2 79 3.53
12 Cleveland Buckeyes NAL 67 3.59
MLB average 3.69
13 Boston Red Sox AL 157 3.72
13 New York Black Yankees NN2 52 3.72
15 Washington Senators AL 154 3.83
16 Philadelphia Athletics AL 156 3.86
17 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 3.88
17 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 156 3.88
19 New York Giants NL 155 3.89
20 Chicago White Sox AL 155 3.90
21 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 76 3.96
22 St. Louis Browns AL 154 3.98
23 Cleveland Indians AL 157 4.03
24 Chicago Cubs NL 155 4.07
25 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 155 4.10
26 New York Yankees AL 155 4.11
27 Memphis Red Sox NAL 88 4.57
28 Chicago American Giants NAL 80 4.60

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.