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1976 MLB 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 all of MLB in earned run average in 1976, with 2.94, 0.08 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 24 MLB teams is 3.52.

Led all of MLB in 1976 New York Mets 162 games
2.94 Earned Run Average 0.08 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team League G ERA
1 New York Mets NL 162 2.94
2 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 3.02
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 3.10
4 New York Yankees AL 159 3.19
5 Kansas City Royals AL 162 3.21
6 Oakland Athletics AL 161 3.26
7 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 3.32
8 California Angels AL 162 3.36
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 3.37
10 Texas Rangers AL 162 3.47
11 Cleveland Indians AL 159 3.48
12 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 3.51
MLB average 3.52
13 Boston Red Sox AL 162 3.52
14 San Francisco Giants NL 162 3.53
15 Houston Astros NL 162 3.56
16 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 3.61
17 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 3.64
18 San Diego Padres NL 162 3.65
19 Minnesota Twins AL 162 3.72
20 Atlanta Braves NL 162 3.86
21 Detroit Tigers AL 161 3.87
22 Chicago Cubs NL 162 3.94
23 Montreal Expos NL 162 4.00
24 Chicago White Sox AL 161 4.25

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.