1951 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Giants led the NL in earned run average in 1951, with 3.48, 0.22 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.96.
Led the NL in 1951
New York Giants
157 games
3.48
Earned Run Average
0.22 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
157 | 3.48 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 3.70 |
| 3 |
 Boston Braves
|
155 | 3.75 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 3.81 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
158 | 3.88 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 3.95 |
| NL average | 3.96 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 4.34 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 4.78 |
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.