1988 NL Earned Run Average by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in earned run average in 1988, with 2.91, 0.05 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.46.

Led the NL in 1988 New York Mets 160 games

2.91 Earned Run Average 0.05 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	G	ERA
1	New York Mets	160	2.91
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	2.96
3	Montreal Expos	163	3.10
4	San Diego Padres	161	3.28
5	Cincinnati Reds	161	3.35
6	San Francisco Giants	162	3.40
7	Houston Astros	162	3.41
	NL average		3.46
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	160	3.47
8	St. Louis Cardinals	162	3.47
10	Chicago Cubs	163	3.88
11	Atlanta Braves	160	4.10
12	Philadelphia Phillies	162	4.16

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.