1890 PL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago Pirates led the PL in earned run average in 1890, with 3.39, 0.34 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 8 PL teams is 4.24.
Led the PL in 1890
Chicago Pirates
138 games
3.39
Earned Run Average
0.34 clear of Boston Reds
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Pirates | 138 | 3.39 |
| 2 | Boston Reds | 133 | 3.73 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | 133 | 3.95 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | 132 | 4.05 |
| 5 | New York Giants | 132 | 4.17 |
| 6 | Cleveland Infants | 131 | 4.23 |
| PL average | 4.24 | ||
| 7 | Pittsburgh Burghers | 131 | 4.27 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bisons | 134 | 6.11 |
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.