Make this make sense.

The Orioles drew 586 walks this season, the second most in the American League behind the White Sox’s 589 and fifth in the majors. The Cubs ranked first with 674.

The 586 walks were the most for an Orioles team since they had 615 in 1999. The team leader, Taylor Ward, drew 87 before his deadline trade to the Mariners. Pete Alonso tried to catch him and had 81 in 50 fewer games.

Ten players had at least 30 walks, tying for most in the majors with the Brewers and Twins, and tied for most in a season in team history with the 1999, 1982, 1973 and 1970 Orioles.

Oh, there’s more.

The Orioles led the majors in pitches per plate appearance with 3.974, putting them ahead of the Brewers (3.973) and Yankees (3.970), two teams that made the playoffs. It’s the highest figure by the Orioles since pitch tracking began in 1988.

However, the patience and batting eye didn’t prevent the Orioles from striking out 1,518 times, breaking the franchise record of 1,457 set last season. That number was third most in the majors behind the Angels (1,550) and Reds (1,544).

The 378 called third strikes tied the Pirates for second most in the majors behind the Reds’ 400.

*If you love symmetry, the 2026 Orioles are your team.

They didn’t finish .500, which would have been more appropriate, but they used 30 position players and 30 pitchers. Now that’s balance.

The 10 starters tied the Angels and Cardinals for the third-fewest by a team in the majors this year. They were the second fewest by the Orioles since 2017, excluding the truncated 2020 season. They used nine starters in 2023.

The 30 position players were the most in the American League and second most in the majors behind the Giants’ 34.

The Orioles batted .234 against right-handers and .233 against lefties. That’s really close. They posted a .314 on-base percentage at home and on the road. The first batter of a game hit .232 and the first batter of any inning hit .232. They had a .237 average with no outs and a .237 average with one out. They had a .314 on-base percentage with one out and a .314 OBP with two outs. They posted a .237 average in the first through third innings and a .237 average in the fourth through sixth.

But let’s move on.

*Six Orioles made their major league debuts this season. Name them. (Answer below).

*The Orioles had four pitchers make 25 or more starts, which tied for the major league lead with the Braves, Cardinals, Mariners, Phillies, Reds and Guardians.

Shane Baz led the staff with 31, followed by Trevor Rogers (30), Kyle Bradish (29) and Brandon Young (28). Baz was scheduled to start the season finale, but a storm in the Bronx forced a cancellation.

Corbin Burnes is the last Oriole to make more than 31 starts in 2024, when he led the team with 32. Kyle Gibson made 33 in 2023, followed by Dean Kremer with 32. Jordan Lyles made 32 in 2022. Kevin Gausman totaled 34 in 2017.

*Alonso played in all 161 games, but his 700 plate appearances were two short of the team lead. Gunnar Henderson had 702 in 158 games.

Only 14 players in the majors reached 700. The Cubs and Phillies were the only other teams with at least two players.

This season marked the first time that two Orioles registered 700 plate appearances since Manny Machado (710) and Nick Markakis (700) in 2013.

Henderson led the American League with 623 at-bats, the eighth Oriole to achieve the feat.

*The bench tried to bail out the offense.

Orioles pinch-hitters totaled 34 RBIs to rank second in the majors behind the Nationals’ 36. No Orioles team had that many since 1986.

Those O’s finished last in a seven-team division.

Orioles pinch-hitters combined for 35 RBIs in 2024-25. They didn’t have 30 or more since 1991.

The six pinch-hit homers were the most since the 1991 team had seven. The Orioles totaled six combined from 2022-25.

*The Orioles hit six grand slams to tie the Angels, Guardians, Twins and White Sox for most in the AL and rank fourth in the majors.

Jeremiah Jackson hit two to join 18 other major leaguers with multiple grand slams. He’s the second Orioles second baseman with two, after Brian Roberts in 2003 and 2009.

Answer: Anthony Nunez, Cameron Foster, Trey Gibson, Cameron Weston, Christian Franklin and Luis De León.

Admit it, you forgot about Weston, who tossed a scoreless inning on May 25, was designated for assignment Sept. 1 and was claimed by the Mets two days later.