1899 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Brooklyn Superbas led all of MLB in earned run average in 1899, with 3.25, 0.01 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is 3.86.
Led all of MLB in 1899
Brooklyn Superbas
148 games
3.25
Earned Run Average
0.01 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 148 | 3.25 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 153 | 3.26 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 151 | 3.31 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Perfectos
|
NL | 155 | 3.36 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | 3.37 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 156 | 3.43 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 3.47 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 3.61 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 3.70 |
| MLB average | 3.86 | |||
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | 4.27 |
| 11 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | 4.93 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 154 | 6.37 |
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.