1873 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1873, with 536.0, 27.1 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is 398.0.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
536.0
Innings Pitched
27.1 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | 536.0 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | 508.2 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | 500.0 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | 481.0 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | 477.0 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | 475.0 |
| MLB average | 398.0 | |||
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | 346.0 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | 207.0 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | 54.0 |
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.