1978 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in earned run average in 1978, with 3.12, 0.16 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.58.
Led the NL in 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers
162 games
3.12
Earned Run Average
0.16 clear of San Diego Padres
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 3.12 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 3.28 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 3.30 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 3.33 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 3.42 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
161 | 3.42 |
| NL average | 3.58 | ||
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 3.59 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 3.63 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 3.82 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 3.87 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 4.06 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 4.10 |
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.