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1978 NL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in walks + hits / ip in 1978, with 1.21, 0.04 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 1.32.

Led the NL in 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
1.21 Walks + Hits / IP 0.04 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G WHIP
1 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1.21
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1.25
3 San Francisco Giants 162 1.26
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 1.29
5 San Diego Padres 162 1.30
6 Montreal Expos 162 1.32
NL average 1.32
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1.32
8 Houston Astros 162 1.32
9 New York Mets 162 1.36
10 Chicago Cubs 162 1.38
10 Cincinnati Reds 161 1.38
12 Atlanta Braves 162 1.41

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.