1871 MLB 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 all of MLB in earned run average in 1871, with 2.76, 0.79 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 4.27.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Chicago White Stockings
28 games
2.76
Earned Run Average
0.79 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 2.76 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 3.55 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 3.72 |
| 4 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 4.11 |
| MLB average | 4.27 | |||
| 5 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 4.30 |
| 6 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 4.37 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 4.95 |
| 8 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 5.17 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 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.