1962 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in earned run average in 1962, with 3.37, 0.18 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 10 NL teams is 3.95.
Led the NL in 1962
Pittsburgh Pirates
161 games
3.37
Earned Run Average
0.18 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
161 | 3.37 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 3.55 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
165 | 3.62 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
162 | 3.68 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 3.75 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
165 | 3.79 |
| 7 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
162 | 3.83 |
| NL average | 3.95 | ||
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
161 | 4.28 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 4.54 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
161 | 5.04 |
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.