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1903 MLB Earned Run Average by Team

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

The Boston Americans led all of MLB in earned run average in 1903, with 2.57, 0.16 ahead of the Cleveland Naps. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.11.

Led all of MLB in 1903 Boston Americans 141 games
2.57 Earned Run Average 0.16 clear of Cleveland Naps
# Team League G ERA
1 Boston Americans AL 141 2.57
2 Cleveland Naps AL 140 2.73
3 Detroit Tigers AL 137 2.75
4 Chicago Cubs NL 139 2.77
4 St. Louis Browns AL 139 2.77
6 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 2.91
7 New York Giants NL 142 2.95
8 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 2.98
9 Chicago White Sox AL 138 3.02
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 3.07
11 New York Highlanders AL 136 3.08
MLB average 3.11
12 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 3.34
13 Brooklyn Superbas NL 139 3.44
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 139 3.67
15 Washington Senators AL 140 3.82
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 139 3.96

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.