1918 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in earned run average in 1918, with 2.18, 0.30 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 2.77.
Led the NL in 1918
Chicago Cubs
131 games
2.18
Earned Run Average
0.30 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
131 | 2.18 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
126 | 2.48 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
124 | 2.64 |
| NL average | 2.77 | ||
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
126 | 2.81 |
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
124 | 2.90 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
131 | 2.96 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
129 | 3.00 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
125 | 3.15 |
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.