1871 NA Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago White Stockings led the NA in earned run average in 1871, with 2.76, 0.79 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 NA teams is 4.27.
Led the NA in 1871
Chicago White Stockings
28 games
2.76
Earned Run Average
0.79 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago White Stockings | 28 | 2.76 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | 31 | 3.55 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | 33 | 3.72 |
| 4 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 29 | 4.11 |
| NA average | 4.27 | ||
| 5 | Rockford Forest Citys | 25 | 4.30 |
| 6 | Washington Olympics | 32 | 4.37 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 4.95 |
| 8 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 19 | 5.17 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | 29 | 5.51 |
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.