1973 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 1973, with 3.08, 0.21 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 3.82.
Led the AL in 1973
Baltimore Orioles
162 games
3.08
Earned Run Average
0.21 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 3.08 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 3.29 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 3.34 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 3.57 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 3.66 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 3.77 |
| AL average | 3.82 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 3.86 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 3.90 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 3.98 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 4.21 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 4.58 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 4.64 |
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.