1951 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in earned run average in 1951, with 3.38, 0.12 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 4.13.
Led the AL in 1951
Cleveland Indians
155 games
3.38
Earned Run Average
0.12 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 3.38 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 3.50 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 3.56 |
| AL average | 4.13 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 4.14 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 4.29 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 4.47 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 4.49 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 5.18 |
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.