1908 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in earned run average in 1908, with 2.10, 0.02 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.35.
Led the NL in 1908
Philadelphia Phillies
155 games
2.10
Earned Run Average
0.02 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 2.10 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 2.12 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
158 | 2.14 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
157 | 2.14 |
| NL average | 2.35 | ||
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 2.37 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
154 | 2.47 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 2.64 |
| 8 |
 Boston Doves
|
156 | 2.79 |
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.