1959 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The San Francisco Giants led the NL in earned run average in 1959, with 3.47, 0.04 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 3.95.
Led the NL in 1959
San Francisco Giants
154 games
3.47
Earned Run Average
0.04 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 3.47 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 3.51 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 3.79 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 3.90 |
| NL average | 3.95 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 4.01 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 4.27 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 4.31 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 4.34 |
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.