Giants are worse at walking than any team since 1879, when it took 9 balls for a walk
This should be pretty much impossible.
Giants are worse at walking than any team since 1879, when it took 9 balls for a walk originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Francisco Giants don't take walks.
They are so bad at walking relative to the rest of MLB that the last time a team was this bad at walking was in 1879, when it took nine balls out of the strike zone to be awarded first base. Seriously. Paul Hembekides shared this stat, which shows that the Giants' walk rate relative to the rest of the league hasn't been matched in 147 years: Walk rate this season: Giants (5.
7%) | MLB avg (9. 4%) On a league-adjusted basis (63 BB+), it’s the most walk-averse lineup in 147 years. Really.
pic. twitter. com/OHuP1wCMdx — Paul Hembekides (Hembo) (@PaulHembo) May 21, 2026 MORE: Why Cam Schlittler used BABIP as a verb That brought baseball fans down a fun rabbit hole.