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1973 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1973, with 1.16, 0.05 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 1.35.

Led all of MLB in 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
1.16 Walks + Hits / IP 0.05 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G WHIP
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1.16
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 1.21
3 Oakland Athletics AL 162 1.24
4 New York Mets NL 161 1.25
5 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1.27
6 New York Yankees AL 162 1.29
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1.30
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1.33
9 Chicago Cubs NL 161 1.33
10 Boston Red Sox AL 162 1.33
11 Houston Astros NL 162 1.35
12 California Angels AL 162 1.35
MLB average 1.35
13 Minnesota Twins AL 162 1.35
14 Detroit Tigers AL 162 1.36
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 1.37
16 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1.40
17 Montreal Expos NL 162 1.40
18 San Diego Padres NL 162 1.41
19 Chicago White Sox AL 162 1.41
20 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1.43
21 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 1.44
22 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1.46
23 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1.48
24 Texas Rangers AL 162 1.53

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.