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1971 NL Walks / 9 by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in walks / 9 in 1971, with 2.48, 0.08 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.12.

Led the NL in 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
2.48 Walks / 9 0.08 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G BB/9
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 2.48
2 Chicago Cubs 162 2.56
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 2.90
4 Houston Astros 162 2.91
4 San Francisco Giants 162 2.91
6 Atlanta Braves 162 2.96
7 Cincinnati Reds 162 3.12
NL average 3.12
8 Philadelphia Phillies 162 3.21
9 New York Mets 162 3.25
10 San Diego Padres 161 3.50
11 St. Louis Cardinals 163 3.53
12 Montreal Expos 162 4.13

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.