1974 MLB Earned Run Average by Team

The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in earned run average in 1974, with 2.96, 0.02 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 24 MLB teams is 3.63.

Led all of MLB in 1974 Oakland Athletics 162 games

2.96 Earned Run Average 0.02 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	League	G	ERA
1	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	2.96
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	2.98
3	Atlanta Braves	NL	163	3.06
4	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	3.28
5	New York Yankees	AL	162	3.32
6	Cincinnati Reds	NL	163	3.42
6	New York Mets	NL	162	3.42
8	Houston Astros	NL	162	3.48
9	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	161	3.49
10	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	3.51
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	3.51
12	California Angels	AL	163	3.53
13	Montreal Expos	NL	161	3.60
	MLB average			3.63
14	Minnesota Twins	AL	163	3.64
15	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	3.72
16	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	3.77
17	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	3.80
18	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	3.82
19	Texas Rangers	AL	161	3.84
20	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	3.92
21	Chicago White Sox	AL	163	3.94
22	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	4.17
23	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	4.30
24	San Diego Padres	NL	162	4.61

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.