1938 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in earned run average in 1938, with 3.37, 0.03 ahead of the Boston Bees. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.79.
Led the NL in 1938
Chicago Cubs
154 games
3.37
Earned Run Average
0.03 clear of Boston Bees
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
154 | 3.37 |
| 2 |
 Boston Bees
|
153 | 3.40 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
152 | 3.46 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
151 | 3.62 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
152 | 3.62 |
| NL average | 3.79 | ||
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 3.84 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
151 | 4.07 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
151 | 4.93 |
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.