1939 NL Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in walks / 9 in 1939, with 2.55, 0.23 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.15.
Led the NL in 1939
Brooklyn Dodgers
157 games
2.55
Walks / 9
0.23 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 2.55 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 2.78 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 2.81 |
| NL average | 3.15 | ||
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 3.20 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 3.24 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 3.25 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 3.40 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 3.93 |
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.