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1970 AL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in walks + hits / ip in 1970, with 1.21, 0.03 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 1.33.

Led the AL in 1970 Baltimore Orioles 162 games
1.21 Walks + Hits / IP 0.03 clear of Oakland Athletics
# Team G WHIP
1 Baltimore Orioles 162 1.21
2 Oakland Athletics 162 1.24
3 New York Yankees 163 1.25
4 Minnesota Twins 162 1.25
5 California Angels 162 1.26
AL average 1.33
6 Kansas City Royals 162 1.36
7 Washington Senators 162 1.36
8 Milwaukee Brewers 163 1.37
9 Boston Red Sox 162 1.37
10 Cleveland Indians 162 1.39
11 Detroit Tigers 162 1.43
12 Chicago White Sox 162 1.48

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.