1871 MLB Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in walks / 9 in 1871, with 1.00, 0.12 ahead of the Fort Wayne Kekiongas. The average across 9 MLB teams is 1.56.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Chicago White Stockings
28 games
1.00
Walks / 9
0.12 clear of Fort Wayne Kekiongas
| # | Team | League | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 1.12 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 1.29 |
| 4 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 1.44 |
| MLB average | 1.56 | |||
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 1.88 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 1.92 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 2.70 |
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.