1900 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in earned run average in 1900, with 3.06, 0.17 ahead of the Chicago Orphans. The average across 8 MLB teams is 3.70.
Led all of MLB in 1900
Pittsburgh Pirates
140 games
3.06
Earned Run Average
0.17 clear of Chicago Orphans
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 140 | 3.06 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 146 | 3.23 |
| MLB average | 3.70 | |||
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 142 | 3.72 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 141 | 3.75 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 144 | 3.83 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 141 | 3.89 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 141 | 3.96 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 141 | 4.12 |
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.