1979 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Montreal Expos led the NL in earned run average in 1979, with 3.14, 0.06 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.74.
Led the NL in 1979
Montreal Expos
160 games
3.14
Earned Run Average
0.06 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montreal Expos
|
160 | 3.14 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 3.20 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 3.42 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 3.60 |
| 5 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 3.70 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 3.74 |
| NL average | 3.74 | ||
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | 3.84 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 3.86 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 3.90 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 4.16 |
| 11 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 4.17 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 4.18 |
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.