1983 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in walks in 1983, with 640, 21 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 26 MLB teams is 519.9.
Led all of MLB in 1983
Philadelphia Phillies
163 games
640
Walks
21 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 640 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 619 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 605 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 601 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 588 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 582 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 543 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | 541 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 536 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 533 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 527 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 524 |
| MLB average | 519.9 | |||
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 517 |
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 510 |
| 15 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 509 |
| 15 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 509 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 508 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 497 |
| 19 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | 482 |
| 20 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 475 |
| 21 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 470 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 467 |
| 23 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 460 |
| 24 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 442 |
| 25 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 436 |
| 26 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 163 | 397 |
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.