1961 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1961, with 2.64, 0.25 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 18 MLB teams is 3.50.
Led all of MLB in 1961
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
2.64
Walks / 9
0.25 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 2.64 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 2.89 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 3.02 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 3.09 |
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 3.19 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 3.26 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 3.28 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 3.36 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 3.39 |
| MLB average | 3.50 | |||
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 3.55 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 3.58 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | 3.70 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 3.74 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 3.75 |
| 15 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 3.77 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 4.00 |
| 17 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 4.24 |
| 18 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 4.46 |
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.