1997 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Florida Marlins led all of MLB in walks in 1997, with 686, 10 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 28 MLB teams is 559.5.
Led all of MLB in 1997
Florida Marlins
162 games
686
Walks
10 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | 686 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 676 |
| 3 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 642 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 642 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 633 |
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 626 |
| 7 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
AL | 162 | 617 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 617 |
| 9 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 604 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 597 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 586 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 578 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 569 |
| 14 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | 562 |
| 15 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 561 |
| MLB average | 559.5 | |||
| 16 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 550 |
| 17 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 543 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 519 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 518 |
| 20 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 514 |
| 21 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 500 |
| 22 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 498 |
| 23 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 495 |
| 24 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 494 |
| 25 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 487 |
| 26 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 481 |
| 27 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 451 |
| 28 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 420 |
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.