1887 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in earned run average in 1887, with 3.46, 0.01 ahead of the Philadelphia Quakers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 4.17.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Chicago White Stockings
127 games
3.46
Earned Run Average
0.01 clear of Philadelphia Quakers
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 3.46 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 3.47 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 3.58 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 3.58 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 3.77 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 3.82 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 3.87 |
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 3.95 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 4.12 |
| MLB average | 4.17 | |||
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 4.19 |
| 11 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 4.41 |
| 12 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 4.47 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 4.59 |
| 14 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 4.99 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 5.24 |
| 16 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 5.28 |
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.