1986 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The California Angels led all of MLB in walks in 1986, with 671, 26 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is 547.2.
Led all of MLB in 1986
California Angels
162 games
671
Walks
26 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 671 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 645 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 631 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 613 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 595 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 589 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 586 |
| 8 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 572 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 569 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 161 | 568 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 563 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 553 |
| MLB average | 547.2 | |||
| 13 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 538 |
| 14 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 537 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 536 |
| 15 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 536 |
| 17 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 530 |
| 18 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 511 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 160 | 508 |
| 20 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 501 |
| 21 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 163 | 496 |
| 22 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 487 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 484 |
| 24 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 478 |
| 25 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 474 |
| 26 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 163 | 456 |
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.