League Leaders Daily Quiz

1959 NL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The San Francisco Giants led the NL in walks + hits / ip in 1959, with 1.29, 0.02 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 1.36.

Led the NL in 1959 San Francisco Giants 154 games
1.29 Walks + Hits / IP 0.02 clear of Milwaukee Braves
# Team G WHIP
1 San Francisco Giants 154 1.29
2 Milwaukee Braves 157 1.31
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 1.33
4 Chicago Cubs 155 1.33
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 1.35
NL average 1.36
6 Los Angeles Dodgers 156 1.37
7 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 1.41
8 St. Louis Cardinals 154 1.46

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.