1888 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1888, with 1286.1, 48.2 ahead of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1203.2.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
143 games
1286.1
Innings Pitched
48.2 clear of Cincinnati Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 1286.1 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 1237.2 |
| 3 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 1231.1 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 1225.1 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 1212.2 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 1208.2 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 1208.0 |
| MLB average | 1203.2 | |||
| 8 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1203.1 |
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 1200.1 |
| 10 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 1199.0 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 1187.2 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 1186.1 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 1179.1 |
| 14 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 1171.0 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 1167.0 |
| 16 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 1157.2 |
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.