1896 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1896, with 1195.2, 27.1 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 1146.2.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Cleveland Spiders
135 games
1195.2
Innings Pitched
27.1 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 135 | 1195.2 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 132 | 1168.1 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 132 | 1161.1 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | 1159.1 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 132 | 1155.2 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 134 | 1148.2 |
| MLB average | 1146.2 | |||
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 133 | 1144.0 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 133 | 1136.2 |
| 8 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | 1136.2 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 131 | 1130.2 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 130 | 1117.0 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 128 | 1108.0 |
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.