1896 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 1896, with 3.46, 0.21 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 4.36.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Cleveland Spiders
135 games
3.46
Earned Run Average
0.21 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 135 | 3.46 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 132 | 3.67 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 128 | 3.67 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 132 | 3.78 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 133 | 4.25 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | 4.30 |
| MLB average | 4.36 | |||
| 7 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 132 | 4.44 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 133 | 4.54 |
| 9 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | 4.61 |
| 10 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 134 | 5.12 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 130 | 5.20 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 131 | 5.33 |
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.