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1890 MLB Innings Pitched by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched

The Chicago Colts led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1890, with 1237.1, 18.0 ahead of the Chicago Pirates. The average across 25 MLB teams is 1126.2.

Led all of MLB in 1890 Chicago Colts 139 games
1237.1 Innings Pitched 18.0 clear of Chicago Pirates
# Team League G IP
1 Chicago Colts NL 139 1237.1
2 Chicago Pirates PL 138 1219.1
3 Columbus Solons AA 140 1214.2
4 Louisville Colonels AA 134 1206.0
5 St. Louis Browns AA 138 1195.1
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 133 1194.2
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 134 1190.2
8 Boston Beaneaters NL 134 1187.0
9 Cleveland Spiders NL 136 1184.1
10 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders PL 133 1184.0
11 New York Giants NL 135 1177.0
12 Pittsburg Alleghenys NL 138 1176.1
13 New York Giants PL 132 1172.1
14 Boston Reds PL 133 1164.1
15 Rochester Broncos AA 133 1161.2
16 Toledo Maumees AA 134 1159.1
17 Philadelphia Athletics PL 132 1154.1
18 Brooklyn Bridegrooms NL 129 1145.0
19 Cleveland Infants PL 131 1143.2
19 Pittsburgh Burghers PL 131 1143.2
21 Buffalo Bisons PL 134 1141.0
22 Philadelphia Athletics AA 132 1132.0
MLB average 1126.2
23 Syracuse Stars AA 127 1089.2
24 Brooklyn Gladiators AA 100 879.0
25 Baltimore Orioles AA 38 315.1

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.