1971 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1971, with 1.18, just ahead of the Baltimore Orioles (1.177 to 1.182). The average across 24 MLB teams is 1.30.

Led all of MLB in 1971 Oakland Athletics 161 games

1.18 Walks + Hits / IP Just ahead of Baltimore Orioles

#	Team	League	G	WHIP
1	Oakland Athletics	AL	161	1.18
2	Baltimore Orioles	AL	158	1.18
3	New York Mets	NL	162	1.20
4	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1.22
5	Houston Astros	NL	162	1.22
6	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	1.23
7	New York Yankees	AL	162	1.24
8	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	1.25
9	California Angels	AL	162	1.25
10	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1.25
11	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	1.27
12	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1.29
	MLB average			1.30
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	1.30
14	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1.31
15	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	1.32
16	San Diego Padres	NL	161	1.33
17	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1.34
18	Minnesota Twins	AL	160	1.35
19	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1.36
20	Washington Senators	AL	159	1.36
21	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	1.37
22	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	163	1.40
23	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1.45
24	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1.47

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.