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2008 MLB Walks / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings

The Minnesota Twins led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 2008, with 2.50, 0.28 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 30 MLB teams is 3.39.

Led all of MLB in 2008 Minnesota Twins 163 games
2.50 Walks / 9 0.28 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team League G BB/9
1 Minnesota Twins AL 163 2.50
2 Cleveland Indians AL 162 2.78
3 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 2.83
3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 2.83
5 Chicago White Sox AL 163 2.84
6 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 2.91
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 2.98
8 New York Yankees AL 162 3.05
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 3.07
10 Houston Astros NL 161 3.11
11 Kansas City Royals AL 162 3.21
12 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 3.25
13 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 3.26
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 3.31
MLB average 3.39
15 Chicago Cubs NL 161 3.40
16 Boston Red Sox AL 162 3.41
17 San Diego Padres NL 162 3.46
18 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 3.48
19 Colorado Rockies NL 162 3.50
20 Oakland Athletics AL 161 3.61
21 New York Mets NL 162 3.63
22 Atlanta Braves NL 162 3.66
23 Florida Marlins NL 161 3.67
24 Washington Nationals NL 161 3.69
25 Texas Rangers AL 162 3.90
26 Seattle Mariners AL 162 3.93
27 Detroit Tigers AL 162 4.01
28 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 4.06
29 San Francisco Giants NL 162 4.07
30 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 4.35

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.