1931 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 1931, with 3.30, 0.15 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.87.
Led the NL in 1931
New York Giants
153 games
3.30
Earned Run Average
0.15 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
153 | 3.30 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 3.45 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 3.66 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
153 | 3.84 |
| NL average | 3.87 | ||
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
156 | 3.90 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 3.97 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 4.22 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 4.58 |
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.