1970 NL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in walks + hits / ip in 1970, with 1.26, 0.04 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 1.38.

Led the NL in 1970 New York Mets 162 games

1.26 Walks + Hits / IP 0.04 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	G	WHIP
1	New York Mets	162	1.26
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	161	1.30
3	Chicago Cubs	162	1.31
4	Atlanta Braves	162	1.35
5	Cincinnati Reds	162	1.36
	NL average		1.38
6	Philadelphia Phillies	161	1.38
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1.38
8	Houston Astros	162	1.42
9	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1.43
10	San Francisco Giants	162	1.45
11	San Diego Padres	162	1.45
12	Montreal Expos	162	1.49

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.