1956 NL Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in walks in 1956, with 649, 64 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 8 NL teams is 497.8.
Led the NL in 1956
Brooklyn Dodgers
154 games
649
Walks
64 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 649 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 585 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
155 | 528 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 503 |
| NL average | 497.8 | ||
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 486 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 446 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 402 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 383 |
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.