1953 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Milwaukee Braves led the NL in earned run average in 1953, with 3.30, 0.47 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 8 NL teams is 4.29.
Led the NL in 1953
Milwaukee Braves
157 games
3.30
Earned Run Average
0.47 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 3.30 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | 3.77 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 4.10 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 4.23 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 4.25 |
| NL average | 4.29 | ||
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 4.62 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 4.79 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 5.22 |
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.