1938 NAL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Kansas City Monarchs led the NAL in earned run average in 1938, with 3.41, 0.09 ahead of the Chicago American Giants. The average across 7 NAL teams is 4.43.
Led the NAL in 1938
Kansas City Monarchs
68 games
3.41
Earned Run Average
0.09 clear of Chicago American Giants
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 68 | 3.41 |
| 2 | Chicago American Giants | 65 | 3.50 |
| 3 | Atlanta Black Crackers | 54 | 4.14 |
| 4 | Jacksonville Red Caps | 23 | 4.28 |
| NAL average | 4.43 | ||
| 5 | Birmingham Black Barons | 48 | 5.05 |
| 6 | Indianapolis ABCs | 38 | 5.29 |
| 7 | Memphis Red Sox | 58 | 5.36 |
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.