1891 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Boston Beaneaters led the NL in earned run average in 1891, with 2.76, 0.13 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.34.
Led the NL in 1891
Boston Beaneaters
140 games
2.76
Earned Run Average
0.13 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
140 | 2.76 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
137 | 2.89 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
136 | 2.99 |
| NL average | 3.34 | ||
| 4 |
 Chicago Colts
|
137 | 3.47 |
| 5 | Cleveland Spiders | 141 | 3.50 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
138 | 3.55 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
138 | 3.73 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
137 | 3.86 |
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.