1949 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 1949, with 3.45, 0.35 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 4.04.
Led the NL in 1949
St. Louis Cardinals
157 games
3.45
Earned Run Average
0.35 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 3.45 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | 3.80 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
156 | 3.82 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 3.89 |
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
157 | 3.99 |
| NL average | 4.04 | ||
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 4.33 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | 4.50 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 4.57 |
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.