1942 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in earned run average in 1942, with 2.55, 0.27 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.32.
Led the NL in 1942
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
2.55
Earned Run Average
0.27 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 2.55 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 2.82 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 2.84 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 3.31 |
| NL average | 3.32 | ||
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
151 | 3.58 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 3.60 |
| 7 |
 Boston Braves
|
150 | 3.76 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
151 | 4.12 |
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.