League Leaders Daily Quiz

1959 NL Innings Pitched by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in innings pitched in 1959, with 1411.2, 11.0 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 1380.2.

Led the NL in 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 156 games
1411.2 Innings Pitched 11.0 clear of Milwaukee Braves
# Team G IP
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 156 1411.2
2 Milwaukee Braves 157 1400.2
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 1393.1
4 Chicago Cubs 155 1391.0
NL average 1380.2
5 San Francisco Giants 154 1376.1
6 St. Louis Cardinals 154 1363.0
7 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 1357.1
8 Philadelphia Phillies 155 1354.0

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.