1953 NL Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in walks / 9 in 1953, with 2.69, 0.53 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.46.
Led the NL in 1953
Philadelphia Phillies
156 games
2.69
Walks / 9
0.53 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | 2.69 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 3.22 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 3.32 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 3.46 |
| NL average | 3.46 | ||
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 3.50 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 3.67 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 3.82 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 4.02 |
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.