1959 NL Walks / 9 by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Walks per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in walks / 9 in 1959, with 2.70, 0.06 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.24.
Led the NL in 1959
Pittsburgh Pirates
155 games
2.70
Walks / 9
0.06 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 2.70 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 2.76 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 3.02 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 3.15 |
| NL average | 3.24 | ||
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 3.27 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 3.36 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 3.72 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 3.91 |
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.