1904 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Giants led the NL in earned run average in 1904, with 2.17, 0.13 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.73.
Led the NL in 1904
New York Giants
157 games
2.17
Earned Run Average
0.13 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
157 | 2.17 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 2.30 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
157 | 2.34 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 2.64 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
154 | 2.70 |
| NL average | 2.73 | ||
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | 2.89 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 3.39 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
155 | 3.43 |
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.