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1954 NL Losses by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost

The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in losses in 1954, with 101, 11 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 76.9.

Led the NL in 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 games
101 Losses 11 clear of Chicago Cubs

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.