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1909 NL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Baserunners allowed per inning

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in walks + hits / ip in 1909, with 1.04, 0.03 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 1.21.

Led the NL in 1909 Chicago Cubs 155 games
1.04 Walks + Hits / IP 0.03 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G WHIP
1 Chicago Cubs 155 1.04
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 1.07
3 New York Giants 158 1.14
4 Philadelphia Phillies 154 1.20
NL average 1.21
5 Cincinnati Reds 157 1.24
6 Brooklyn Superbas 155 1.30
7 St. Louis Cardinals 154 1.34
8 Boston Doves 155 1.37

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.