1892 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in earned run average in 1892, with 2.41, 0.45 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is 3.29.
Led all of MLB in 1892
Cleveland Spiders
152 games
2.41
Earned Run Average
0.45 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 152 | 2.41 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | 2.86 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 2.93 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | 3.10 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 146 | 3.16 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 3.17 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 158 | 3.25 |
| MLB average | 3.29 | |||
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | 3.29 |
| 9 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | 3.34 |
| 10 | Washington Senators | NL | 153 | 3.46 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 155 | 4.20 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 152 | 4.28 |
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.