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1909 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1909, with 1.04, 0.02 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.19.

Led all of MLB in 1909 Chicago Cubs 155 games
1.04 Walks + Hits / IP 0.02 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
# Team League G WHIP
1 Chicago Cubs NL 155 1.04
2 Philadelphia Athletics AL 153 1.06
3 Chicago White Sox AL 159 1.06
4 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 1.07
5 Detroit Tigers AL 158 1.14
6 New York Giants NL 158 1.14
7 Cleveland Naps AL 155 1.15
8 Boston Red Sox AL 152 1.17
MLB average 1.19
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 1.20
10 New York Highlanders AL 153 1.22
11 St. Louis Browns AL 154 1.23
12 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 1.24
13 Washington Senators AL 156 1.25
14 Brooklyn Superbas NL 155 1.30
15 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 1.34
16 Boston Doves NL 155 1.37

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.