1948 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Boston Braves led the NL in earned run average in 1948, with 3.38, 0.37 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.96.
Led the NL in 1948
Boston Braves
154 games
3.38
Earned Run Average
0.37 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Braves
|
154 | 3.38 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 3.75 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 3.91 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 3.93 |
| NL average | 3.96 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 4.00 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 4.08 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | 4.15 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
153 | 4.47 |
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.