1873 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Mutuals led all of MLB in earned run average in 1873, with 2.64, 0.28 ahead of the Philadelphia Whites. The average across 9 MLB teams is 3.89.
Led all of MLB in 1873
New York Mutuals
53 games
2.64
Earned Run Average
0.28 clear of Philadelphia Whites
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | 2.64 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | 2.92 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | 3.05 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | 3.07 |
| 5 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | 3.08 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | 3.26 |
| MLB average | 3.89 | |||
| 7 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | 4.14 |
| 8 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | 4.84 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | 8.00 |
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.