1872 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Baserunners allowed per inning
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1872, with 1.09, 0.14 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 11 MLB teams is 1.56.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Boston Red Stockings
48 games
1.09
Walks + Hits / IP
0.14 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 1.09 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 1.28 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 1.28 |
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 1.55 |
| MLB average | 1.56 | |||
| 7 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 1.81 |
| 9 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 1.94 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 1.98 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 2.01 |
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.