1974 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Oakland Athletics led the AL in earned run average in 1974, with 2.96, 0.32 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 AL teams is 3.63.
Led the AL in 1974
Oakland Athletics
162 games
2.96
Earned Run Average
0.32 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 2.96 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 3.28 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 3.32 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 3.51 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
163 | 3.53 |
| AL average | 3.63 | ||
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
163 | 3.64 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 3.72 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 3.77 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 3.82 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
161 | 3.84 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 3.94 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 4.17 |
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.