1886 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Cincinnati Red Stockings led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1886, with 1247.2, 13.0 ahead of the Brooklyn Grays. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1142.1.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Cincinnati Red Stockings
141 games
1247.2
Innings Pitched
13.0 clear of Brooklyn Grays
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 1247.2 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 1234.2 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 1229.1 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 1226.0 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 1218.2 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 1209.2 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 1206.2 |
| 8 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 1186.1 |
| MLB average | 1142.1 | |||
| 9 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 1103.2 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 1097.2 |
| 11 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 1077.1 |
| 12 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 1066.2 |
| 13 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 1062.0 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 1045.2 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 1041.0 |
| 16 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 1029.0 |
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.