1981 NL Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The San Francisco Giants led the NL in innings pitched in 1981, with 1009.1, 7.1 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 12 NL teams is 969.1.
Led the NL in 1981
San Francisco Giants
111 games
1009.1
Innings Pitched
7.1 clear of San Diego Padres
| # | Team | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
111 | 1009.1 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | 1002.0 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | 997.0 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | 990.0 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | 975.0 |
| NL average | 969.1 | ||
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | 968.0 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | 965.2 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | 960.1 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | 956.2 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | 943.0 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | 942.0 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | 926.1 |
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.