1939 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 1939, with 3.15, 0.15 ahead of the Cleveland Bears. The average across 7 NAL teams is 4.21.
Led the NAL in 1939
Kansas City Monarchs
60 games
3.15
Earned Run Average
0.15 clear of Cleveland Bears
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 60 | 3.15 |
| 2 | Cleveland Bears | 41 | 3.30 |
| 3 | St. Louis Stars | 45 | 3.52 |
| 4 | Chicago American Giants | 63 | 3.97 |
| NAL average | 4.21 | ||
| 5 | Memphis Red Sox | 54 | 4.27 |
| 6 | Toledo Crawfords | 19 | 4.87 |
| 7 | Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers | 8 | 6.39 |
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.