1908 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cleveland Naps led the AL in earned run average in 1908, with 2.02, 0.13 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AL teams is 2.39.
Led the AL in 1908
Cleveland Naps
157 games
2.02
Earned Run Average
0.13 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Naps
|
157 | 2.02 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 2.15 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 2.22 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 2.28 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | 2.35 |
| AL average | 2.39 | ||
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 2.40 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
157 | 2.56 |
| 8 |
 New York Highlanders
|
155 | 3.16 |
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.