1906 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in earned run average in 1906, with 1.75, 0.34 ahead of the Cleveland Naps. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.66.
Led all of MLB in 1906
Chicago Cubs
154 games
1.75
Earned Run Average
0.34 clear of Cleveland Naps
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 1.75 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 157 | 2.09 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 2.13 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 2.21 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 2.23 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | 2.49 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 2.58 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 149 | 2.60 |
| MLB average | 2.66 | |||
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 2.69 |
| 10 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | 2.78 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 3.04 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 151 | 3.06 |
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 153 | 3.13 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | 3.14 |
| 15 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 151 | 3.25 |
| 16 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 155 | 3.41 |
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.