1989 NL Earned Run Average by Team

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in earned run average in 1989, with 2.95, 0.35 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.50.

Led the NL in 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers 160 games

2.95 Earned Run Average 0.35 clear of New York Mets

#	Team	G	ERA
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	160	2.95
2	New York Mets	162	3.30
2	San Francisco Giants	162	3.30
4	St. Louis Cardinals	164	3.37
5	San Diego Padres	162	3.38
6	Chicago Cubs	162	3.43
7	Montreal Expos	162	3.48
	NL average		3.50
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	164	3.64
9	Houston Astros	162	3.66
10	Atlanta Braves	161	3.71
11	Cincinnati Reds	162	3.74
12	Philadelphia Phillies	163	4.07

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.