1948 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Baltimore Elite Giants led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1948, with 2.75, 0.04 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 28 MLB teams is 3.79.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Baltimore Elite Giants
73 games
2.75
Walks / 9
0.04 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | 2.75 |
| 2 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | 2.79 |
| 3 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | 3.05 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 3.05 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 3.13 |
| 6 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | 3.23 |
| 7 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | 3.24 |
| 8 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | 3.30 |
| 9 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 3.44 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 3.61 |
| 11 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | 3.67 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | 3.70 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 3.71 |
| 14 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | 3.76 |
| MLB average | 3.79 | |||
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | 3.83 |
| 16 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 3.85 |
| 17 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 3.86 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 3.99 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 4.04 |
| 20 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | 4.07 |
| 21 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 4.09 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 4.20 |
| 23 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 4.22 |
| 24 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | 4.52 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | 4.80 |
| 27 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | 4.83 |
| 28 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 4.87 |
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.