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1901 AL Earned Run Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings

The Chicago White Sox led the AL in earned run average in 1901, with 2.98, 0.06 ahead of the Boston Americans. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.67.

Led the AL in 1901 Chicago White Sox 137 games
2.98 Earned Run Average 0.06 clear of Boston Americans
# Team G ERA
1 Chicago White Sox 137 2.98
2 Boston Americans 138 3.04
3 Detroit Tigers 135 3.30
AL average 3.67
4 Baltimore Orioles 134 3.73
5 Philadelphia Athletics 137 4.00
6 Milwaukee Brewers 139 4.06
7 Washington Senators 138 4.09
8 Cleveland Blues 138 4.12

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.