1972 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in earned run average in 1972, with 2.54, 0.04 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 3.07.
Led the AL in 1972
Baltimore Orioles
154 games
2.54
Earned Run Average
0.04 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 2.54 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 2.58 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 2.86 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 2.96 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 2.97 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 3.05 |
| 7 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 3.06 |
| AL average | 3.07 | ||
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 3.12 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 3.24 |
| 10 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 3.45 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 3.50 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 3.54 |
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.