1883 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cleveland Blues led all of MLB in earned run average in 1883, with 2.22, 0.01 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.22.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Cleveland Blues
100 games
2.22
Earned Run Average
0.01 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | 2.22 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | 2.23 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | 2.26 |
| 4 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | 2.37 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | 2.55 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | 2.78 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | 2.88 |
| 8 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | 2.90 |
| 9 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | 2.94 |
| MLB average | 3.22 | |||
| 10 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 3.32 |
| 11 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | 3.50 |
| 12 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | 3.56 |
| 13 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | 3.96 |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | 4.08 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | 4.62 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | 5.34 |
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.