1885 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1885, with 1015.2, 4.2 ahead of the Pittsburg Alleghenys. The average across 16 MLB teams is 982.1.
Led all of MLB in 1885
Chicago White Stockings
113 games
1015.2
Innings Pitched
4.2 clear of Pittsburg Alleghenys
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 113 | 1015.2 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 111 | 1011.0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 113 | 1003.1 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 112 | 1002.0 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 112 | 1002.0 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 112 | 999.1 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 112 | 994.0 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 112 | 991.2 |
| MLB average | 982.1 | |||
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 113 | 981.0 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 111 | 976.0 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 110 | 971.0 |
| 12 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 111 | 965.1 |
| 13 | Providence Grays | NL | 110 | 960.2 |
| 14 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 112 | 956.0 |
| 15 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 108 | 954.1 |
| 16 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 108 | 937.0 |
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.