1999 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1999, with 1.30, just ahead of the Boston Red Sox (1.295 to 1.298). The average across 30 MLB teams is 1.46.

Led all of MLB in 1999 Atlanta Braves 162 games

1.30 Walks + Hits / IP Just ahead of Boston Red Sox

#	Team	League	G	WHIP
1	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1.30
2	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1.30
3	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1.32
4	Cincinnati Reds	NL	163	1.33
5	Houston Astros	NL	162	1.35
6	New York Mets	NL	163	1.37
7	New York Yankees	AL	162	1.38
8	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1.40
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1.40
10	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1.45
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	161	1.45
12	Minnesota Twins	AL	161	1.46
	MLB average			1.46
13	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	1.46
13	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1.46
15	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1.47
16	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1.47
17	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	1.47
18	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1.48
19	Detroit Tigers	AL	161	1.49
19	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1.49
21	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	1.50
22	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1.50
23	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	161	1.51
24	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1.53
25	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1.54
26	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	161	1.55
27	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	1.58
28	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1.60
29	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	1.61
30	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	1.71

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.