1916 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Brooklyn Robins led the NL in earned run average in 1916, with 2.12, 0.07 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.62.
Led the NL in 1916
Brooklyn Robins
156 games
2.12
Earned Run Average
0.07 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Robins
|
156 | 2.12 |
| 2 |
 Boston Braves
|
158 | 2.19 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 2.36 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 2.60 |
| NL average | 2.62 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 2.65 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 2.76 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 3.10 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
153 | 3.14 |
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.