1946 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 1946, with 1.24, 0.02 ahead of the Newark Eagles. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1.41.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Kansas City Monarchs
67 games
1.24
Walks + Hits / IP
0.02 clear of Newark Eagles
| # | Team | League | G | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 1.24 |
| 2 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | 1.26 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 1.27 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 156 | 1.27 |
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | 1.29 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 1.30 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | 1.32 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | 1.33 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 1.35 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 1.36 |
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 157 | 1.38 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 1.40 |
| MLB average | 1.41 | |||
| 17 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 1.42 |
| 18 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 1.44 |
| 19 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | 1.44 |
| 20 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 1.45 |
| 21 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 1.45 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 1.45 |
| 23 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | 1.47 |
| 24 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | 1.47 |
| 25 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | 1.53 |
| 26 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 1.68 |
| 27 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 1.72 |
| 28 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 1.75 |
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.