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1890 NL Saves by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved

The Chicago Colts led the NL in saves in 1890, with 3, 1 ahead of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The average across 8 NL teams is 1.3.

Led the NL in 1890 Chicago Colts 139 games
3 Saves 1 clear of Brooklyn Bridegrooms

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.