1921 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in earned run average in 1921, with 3.17, 0.29 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.78.
Led the NL in 1921
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
3.17
Earned Run Average
0.29 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 3.17 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
153 | 3.46 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
153 | 3.55 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 3.62 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
152 | 3.70 |
| NL average | 3.78 | ||
| 6 |
 Boston Braves
|
153 | 3.90 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
153 | 4.39 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 4.48 |
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.