1901 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in earned run average in 1901, with 2.58, 0.29 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.32.
Led the NL in 1901
Pittsburgh Pirates
140 games
2.58
Earned Run Average
0.29 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
140 | 2.58 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
140 | 2.87 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
140 | 2.90 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
137 | 3.14 |
| NL average | 3.32 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
140 | 3.33 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
142 | 3.68 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
141 | 3.87 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
142 | 4.17 |
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.