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1953 NL Walks + Hits / IP by Team

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

The Milwaukee Braves led the NL in walks + hits / ip in 1953, with 1.31, 0.02 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 8 NL teams is 1.42.

Led the NL in 1953 Milwaukee Braves 157 games
1.31 Walks + Hits / IP 0.02 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team G WHIP
1 Milwaukee Braves 157 1.31
2 Philadelphia Phillies 156 1.33
3 Brooklyn Dodgers 155 1.34
4 St. Louis Cardinals 157 1.40
NL average 1.42
5 Cincinnati Reds 155 1.45
6 New York Giants 155 1.47
7 Chicago Cubs 155 1.51
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 1.55

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.