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1949 NL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in walks + hits / ip in 1949, with 1.32, 0.02 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 1.40.

Led the NL in 1949 St. Louis Cardinals 157 games
1.32 Walks + Hits / IP 0.02 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
# Team G WHIP
1 St. Louis Cardinals 157 1.32
2 Brooklyn Dodgers 156 1.34
3 Philadelphia Phillies 154 1.36
4 New York Giants 156 1.36
NL average 1.40
5 Boston Braves 157 1.42
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 1.47
7 Cincinnati Reds 156 1.47
8 Chicago Cubs 154 1.49

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.