1931 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Giants led all of MLB in earned run average in 1931, with 3.30, 0.06 ahead of the St. Louis Stars. The average across 22 MLB teams is 4.16.
Led all of MLB in 1931
New York Giants
153 games
3.30
Earned Run Average
0.06 clear of St. Louis Stars
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
NL | 153 | 3.30 |
| 2 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 56 | 3.36 |
| 3 |
|
NL | 154 | 3.45 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 153 | 3.47 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 155 | 3.66 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 156 | 3.76 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 153 | 3.84 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 156 | 3.90 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 156 | 3.97 |
| MLB average | 4.16 | |||
| 10 |
|
AL | 155 | 4.21 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 154 | 4.22 |
| 12 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 55 | 4.27 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cubs | NNL | 44 | 4.31 |
| 13 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 59 | 4.31 |
| 15 | Louisville White Sox | NNL | 52 | 4.55 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 155 | 4.58 |
| 17 |
|
AL | 154 | 4.59 |
| 18 |
|
AL | 153 | 4.60 |
| 19 |
|
AL | 155 | 4.63 |
| 20 |
|
AL | 154 | 4.76 |
| 21 | Chicago Columbia Giants | NNL | 26 | 4.78 |
| 22 |
|
AL | 156 | 5.04 |
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.
