1916 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 1916, with 2.36, 0.12 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 2.83.
Led the AL in 1916
Chicago White Sox
155 games
2.36
Earned Run Average
0.12 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 2.36 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
156 | 2.48 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
158 | 2.58 |
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 2.67 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
156 | 2.77 |
| AL average | 2.83 | ||
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
157 | 2.90 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 2.97 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 3.92 |
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.