1888 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Baserunners allowed per inning
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1888, with 0.96, 0.05 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.18.
Led all of MLB in 1888
St. Louis Browns
137 games
0.96
Walks + Hits / IP
0.05 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 0.96 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 1.01 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 1.09 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 1.09 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 1.12 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 1.14 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1.17 |
| MLB average | 1.18 | |||
| 10 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 1.23 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 1.26 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 1.32 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 1.32 |
| 15 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 1.39 |
| 16 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 1.48 |
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.