1891 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in earned run average in 1891, with 2.50, 0.26 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 17 MLB teams is 3.48.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Milwaukee Brewers
36 games
2.50
Earned Run Average
0.26 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 2.50 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 2.76 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 2.89 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 2.99 |
| 5 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 3.03 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 3.23 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 3.43 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 3.43 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 3.47 |
| MLB average | 3.48 | |||
| 10 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 3.50 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 3.55 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 3.73 |
| 13 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 3.75 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 3.86 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 4.01 |
| 16 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 4.22 |
| 17 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 4.83 |
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.