1971 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 Mets led the NL in earned run average in 1971, with 3.00, 0.13 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.47.
Led the NL in 1971
New York Mets
162 games
3.00
Earned Run Average
0.13 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
162 | 3.00 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 3.13 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 3.23 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 3.23 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 3.31 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 3.33 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 3.35 |
| NL average | 3.47 | ||
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 3.61 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 3.71 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 3.75 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 3.87 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 4.12 |
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.