League Leaders Daily Quiz

1929 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The Kansas City Monarchs led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1929, with 1.22, 0.14 ahead of the Chicago American Giants. The average across 29 MLB teams is 1.50.

Led all of MLB in 1929 Kansas City Monarchs 79 games
1.22 Walks + Hits / IP 0.14 clear of Chicago American Giants
# Team League G WHIP
1 Kansas City Monarchs NNL 79 1.22
2 Chicago American Giants NNL 86 1.36
3 Philadelphia Athletics AL 151 1.37
4 St. Louis Stars NNL 88 1.40
5 New York Giants NL 152 1.40
6 St. Louis Browns AL 154 1.41
7 Washington Senators AL 153 1.42
8 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 1.43
9 Birmingham Black Barons NNL 89 1.43
10 New York Yankees AL 154 1.43
11 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 1.44
12 Cuban Stars West NNL 46 1.45
13 Memphis Red Sox NNL 73 1.46
14 Chicago White Sox AL 152 1.46
15 Baltimore Black Sox ANL 70 1.46
16 Homestead Grays ANL 66 1.47
17 Chicago Cubs NL 156 1.49
18 Boston Red Sox AL 155 1.49
19 Hilldale Club ANL 78 1.49
MLB average 1.50
20 Detroit Stars NNL 69 1.52
21 Cleveland Indians AL 152 1.52
22 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 1.53
23 Brooklyn Robins NL 153 1.55
24 Boston Braves NL 154 1.58
25 New York Lincoln Giants ANL 68 1.62
26 Detroit Tigers AL 155 1.65
27 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 1.75
28 Cuban Stars East ANL 58 1.78
29 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants ANL 66 1.84

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.