1884 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Providence Grays led the NL in earned run average in 1884, with 1.61, 0.86 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.99.
Led the NL in 1884
Providence Grays
114 games
1.61
Earned Run Average
0.86 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence Grays | 114 | 1.61 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
116 | 2.47 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | 114 | 2.95 |
| NL average | 2.99 | ||
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
112 | 3.03 |
| 5 |
 New York Gothams
|
116 | 3.12 |
| 6 | Detroit Wolverines | 114 | 3.38 |
| 7 | Cleveland Blues | 113 | 3.43 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
113 | 3.93 |
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.