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1952 AL Earned Run Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings

The New York Yankees led the AL in earned run average in 1952, with 3.14, 0.11 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.68.

Led the AL in 1952 New York Yankees 154 games
3.14 Earned Run Average 0.11 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team G ERA
1 New York Yankees 154 3.14
2 Chicago White Sox 156 3.25
3 Cleveland Indians 155 3.32
4 Washington Senators 157 3.37
AL average 3.68
5 Boston Red Sox 154 3.80
6 St. Louis Browns 155 4.12
7 Philadelphia Athletics 155 4.15
8 Detroit Tigers 156 4.25

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.