With 3 months until baseball in Chicago returns, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 833 games I’ve identified that I have attended. We continue today on the offensive side of the ball with walks.
Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are, once again, the teams I’ve seen the most. When you adjust the numbers per game, however, the California iteration of the Angels lead the way with an exceedingly high 5.5 walks per game. Only four teams averaged less than three walks per game, cut in half from the last time we looked at these numbers, with the Miami version of the Marlins continuing to bring up the rear with just 2.5 walks per game.
Walks
| Team Name | BB |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2031 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1413 |
| Minnesota Twins | 212 |
| Cleveland Indians | 186 |
| Kansas City Royals | 179 |
| Detroit Tigers | 178 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 165 |
| Houston Astros | 164 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 158 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 151 |
| Texas Rangers | 127 |
| New York Yankees | 122 |
| Seattle Mariners | 120 |
| Boston Red Sox | 117 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 117 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 113 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 112 |
| Oakland Athletics | 109 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 |
| San Francisco Giants | 89 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 87 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 76 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 |
| Atlanta Braves | 64 |
| Florida Marlins | 64 |
| Colorado Rockies | 63 |
| San Diego Padres | 60 |
| New York Mets | 57 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 22 |
| Montreal Expos | 16 |
| California Angels | 11 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 9 |
| Anaheim Angels | 6 |
| Miami Marlins | 5 |
Walks Per Game
| Team Name | BB |
|---|---|
| California Angels | 5.5 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 4.47059 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 4.4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4.02439 |
| New York Yankees | 3.93548 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3.89655 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3.86957 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 3.78261 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3.775 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3.75 |
| Washington Nationals | 3.69231 |
| Oakland Athletics | 3.65625 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3.51613 |
| Colorado Rockies | 3.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3.43478 |
| New York Mets | 3.35294 |
| Houston Astros | 3.34694 |
| Texas Rangers | 3.25641 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3.25 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3.23341 |
| Cleveland Indians | 3.2069 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 3.2 |
| Montreal Expos | 3.2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3.18182 |
| Minnesota Twins | 3.11765 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3.07407 |
| Atlanta Braves | 3.04762 |
| Chicago White Sox | 3.02232 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3.01695 |
| Anaheim Angels | 3 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2.8871 |
| San Diego Padres | 2.85714 |
| Florida Marlins | 2.78261 |
| Miami Marlins | 2.5 |