1872 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1872, with 516.0, 4.0 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 11 MLB teams is 298.2.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
516.0
Innings Pitched
4.0 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 516.0 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 512.0 |
| 3 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 430.1 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 419.1 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 336.0 |
| MLB average | 298.2 | |||
| 6 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 259.1 |
| 7 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 225.0 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 211.0 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 199.0 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 99.0 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 79.0 |
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.