1961 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 1961, with 2.64, 0.38 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.26.
Led the NL in 1961
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
2.64
Walks / 9
0.38 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 2.64 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 3.02 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 3.19 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | 3.26 |
| NL average | 3.26 | ||
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 3.28 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 3.39 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
154 | 3.55 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 3.75 |
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.