1891 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1891, with 1244.0, 2.1 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 17 MLB teams is 1144.1.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Cleveland Spiders
141 games
1244.0
Innings Pitched
2.1 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 1244.0 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 1241.2 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 1233.2 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 1229.1 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 1220.2 |
| 6 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 1219.2 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 1218.2 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 1217.0 |
| 9 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 1213.1 |
| 10 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 1210.0 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 1206.2 |
| 12 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 1204.2 |
| 13 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 1204.0 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 1197.2 |
| 15 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 1181.0 |
| MLB average | 1144.1 | |||
| 16 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 902.0 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 309.2 |
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.