1989 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in walks in 1989, with 643, 50 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is 520.3.
Led all of MLB in 1989
Boston Red Sox
162 games
643
Walks
50 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 643 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 593 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 585 |
| 4 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 572 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 164 | 563 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 562 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 558 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 554 |
| 9 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 552 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 530 |
| 11 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 521 |
| MLB average | 520.3 | |||
| 12 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 508 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 160 | 507 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 164 | 507 |
| 15 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 504 |
| 16 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 503 |
| 17 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 502 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 499 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 493 |
| 20 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 489 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 485 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 478 |
| 23 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 472 |
| 24 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 464 |
| 25 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 455 |
| 26 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 429 |
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.