1917 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 1917, with 2.16, 0.04 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 2.67.
Led the AL in 1917
Chicago White Sox
156 games
2.16
Earned Run Average
0.04 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 2.16 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 2.20 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 2.52 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 2.56 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 2.66 |
| AL average | 2.67 | ||
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
157 | 2.75 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 3.20 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 3.27 |
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.