1978 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1978, with 1.21, 0.02 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1.34.

Led all of MLB in 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games

1.21 Walks + Hits / IP 0.02 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	League	G	WHIP
1	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1.21
2	New York Yankees	AL	163	1.23
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1.25
4	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1.26
5	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	1.27
6	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1.27
7	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	1.28
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	1.29
9	Baltimore Orioles	AL	161	1.29
10	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1.30
11	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1.32
12	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	1.32
13	Houston Astros	NL	162	1.32
14	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1.34
	MLB average			1.34
15	Boston Red Sox	AL	163	1.35
16	New York Mets	NL	162	1.36
17	California Angels	AL	162	1.36
18	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	1.36
19	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1.38
20	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1.38
20	Cincinnati Reds	NL	161	1.38
22	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	1.40
23	Cleveland Indians	AL	159	1.40
24	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1.41
25	Seattle Mariners	AL	160	1.48
26	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	161	1.50

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.