League Leaders Daily Quiz

1961 NL Walks Allowed by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in walks allowed in 1961, with 570, 26 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 499.4.

Led the NL in 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 155 games
570 Walks Allowed 26 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

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.