1977 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in earned run average in 1977, with 3.54, 0.02 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 14 AL teams is 4.08.
Led the AL in 1977
Kansas City Royals
162 games
3.54
Earned Run Average
0.02 clear of Texas Rangers
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 3.54 |
| 2 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 3.56 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 3.63 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 3.75 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 3.76 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 4.05 |
| AL average | 4.08 | ||
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 4.10 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 4.13 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
161 | 4.16 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 4.25 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 4.33 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
161 | 4.38 |
| 13 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 4.57 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 4.84 |
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.