1898 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago Orphans led all of MLB in earned run average in 1898, with 2.83, 0.07 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 3.61.
Led all of MLB in 1898
Chicago Orphans
152 games
2.83
Earned Run Average
0.07 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 153 | 2.90 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | 2.98 |
| 4 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 156 | 3.20 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | 3.41 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | 3.44 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 3.50 |
| MLB average | 3.61 | |||
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 150 | 3.72 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 149 | 4.01 |
| 10 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | 4.24 |
| 11 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | 4.52 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 154 | 4.53 |
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.