1917 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 1917, with 2.27, 0.19 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.71.
Led the NL in 1917
New York Giants
158 games
2.27
Earned Run Average
0.19 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
158 | 2.27 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 2.46 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 2.62 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
157 | 2.70 |
| NL average | 2.71 | ||
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
157 | 2.77 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
156 | 2.78 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 3.01 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 3.03 |
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.