1939 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in earned run average in 1939, with 3.27, 0.32 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.93.
Led the NL in 1939
Cincinnati Reds
156 games
3.27
Earned Run Average
0.32 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 3.27 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 3.59 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 3.64 |
| 4 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 3.71 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 3.80 |
| NL average | 3.93 | ||
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 4.07 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 4.15 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 5.17 |
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.