1981 MLB Walks + Hits / IP by Team

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in walks + hits / ip in 1981, with 1.15, 0.03 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1.32.

Led all of MLB in 1981 Houston Astros 110 games

1.15 Walks + Hits / IP 0.03 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	League	G	WHIP
1	Houston Astros	NL	110	1.15
2	New York Yankees	AL	107	1.18
3	Montreal Expos	NL	108	1.20
4	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	110	1.21
5	Texas Rangers	AL	105	1.25
6	Detroit Tigers	AL	109	1.25
7	Oakland Athletics	AL	109	1.26
8	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	103	1.26
9	Kansas City Royals	AL	103	1.28
10	Cincinnati Reds	NL	108	1.30
11	Chicago White Sox	AL	106	1.30
12	Atlanta Braves	NL	107	1.31
	MLB average			1.32
13	California Angels	AL	110	1.32
14	New York Mets	NL	105	1.34
15	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	106	1.35
16	San Francisco Giants	NL	111	1.35
17	Baltimore Orioles	AL	105	1.35
18	Boston Red Sox	AL	108	1.35
19	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	109	1.37
20	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	107	1.37
21	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	103	1.38
22	Cleveland Indians	AL	103	1.40
23	Seattle Mariners	AL	110	1.40
24	San Diego Padres	NL	110	1.42
25	Minnesota Twins	AL	110	1.43
26	Chicago Cubs	NL	106	1.43

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.