1871 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The New York Mutuals led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1871, with 293.0, 11.0 ahead of the Washington Olympics. The average across 9 MLB teams is 250.0.
Led all of MLB in 1871
New York Mutuals
33 games
293.0
Innings Pitched
11.0 clear of Washington Olympics
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 293.0 |
| 2 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 282.0 |
| 3 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 276.0 |
| 4 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 254.0 |
| 5 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 251.0 |
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 250.0 |
| MLB average | 250.0 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 249.0 |
| 8 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 226.0 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 169.0 |
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.