1882 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cincinnati Red Stockings led all of MLB in earned run average in 1882, with 1.65, 0.37 ahead of the Louisville Eclipse. The average across 14 MLB teams is 2.81.
Led all of MLB in 1882
Cincinnati Red Stockings
80 games
1.65
Earned Run Average
0.37 clear of Louisville Eclipse
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 80 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 79 | 2.02 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 84 | 2.22 |
| 4 | Providence Grays | NL | 84 | 2.27 |
| 5 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 84 | 2.75 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 85 | 2.80 |
| MLB average | 2.81 | |||
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 79 | 2.81 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Brown Stockings
|
AA | 79 | 2.92 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 75 | 2.97 |
| 10 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 86 | 2.98 |
| 11 | Troy Trojans | NL | 85 | 3.08 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 84 | 3.25 |
| 13 | Worcester Ruby Legs | NL | 84 | 3.75 |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 74 | 3.86 |
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.