1872 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in earned run average in 1872, with 1.86, 0.74 ahead of the Troy Haymakers. The average across 11 MLB teams is 4.29.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Boston Red Stockings
48 games
1.86
Earned Run Average
0.74 clear of Troy Haymakers
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 2.60 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 2.85 |
| 4 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 2.90 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 3.02 |
| MLB average | 4.29 | |||
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 4.53 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 5.55 |
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 5.55 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 5.74 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 6.18 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 6.38 |
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.