1942 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Yankees led the AL in earned run average in 1942, with 2.91, 0.22 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.66.
Led the AL in 1942
New York Yankees
154 games
2.91
Earned Run Average
0.22 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
154 | 2.91 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 3.13 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 3.44 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
148 | 3.58 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 3.59 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
151 | 3.59 |
| AL average | 3.66 | ||
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 4.45 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
151 | 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.