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1876 NL Losses by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost

The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in losses in 1876, with 56, 11 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 NL teams is 32.1.

Led the NL in 1876 Cincinnati Reds 65 games
56 Losses 11 clear of Philadelphia Athletics

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.