1886 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Philadelphia Quakers led all of MLB in earned run average in 1886, with 2.45, 0.04 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.37.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Philadelphia Quakers
119 games
2.45
Earned Run Average
0.04 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 2.45 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 2.49 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 2.54 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 2.83 |
| 5 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 2.85 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 2.86 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 3.07 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 3.24 |
| 8 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 3.24 |
| MLB average | 3.37 | |||
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 3.42 |
| 11 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 3.50 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 3.97 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 4.08 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 4.18 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 4.30 |
| 16 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 4.85 |
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.