1996 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in walks in 1996, with 701, 30 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 28 MLB teams is 574.8.
Led all of MLB in 1996
Chicago White Sox
162 games
701
Walks
30 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 701 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 671 |
| 3 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 670 |
| 4 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 660 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 645 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 642 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 640 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 632 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 624 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 615 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 604 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 601 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 576 |
| MLB average | 574.8 | |||
| 14 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 554 |
| 15 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | 553 |
| 16 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 546 |
| 17 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 536 |
| 18 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 530 |
| 19 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 529 |
| 19 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 529 |
| 21 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 161 | 527 |
| 21 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | 527 |
| 23 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 523 |
| 24 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 516 |
| 25 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 510 |
| 26 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 495 |
| 27 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 492 |
| 28 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 445 |
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.