1979 MLB 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 all of MLB in earned run average in 1979, with 3.14, 0.06 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 4.01.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Montreal Expos
160 games
3.14
Earned Run Average
0.06 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 3.14 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 3.20 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 3.28 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 3.42 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 3.60 |
| 6 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 3.70 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 3.74 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 3.84 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 3.85 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 3.86 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 3.86 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 3.90 |
| MLB average | 4.01 | |||
| 13 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 4.03 |
| 14 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 4.04 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 4.13 |
| 16 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 4.16 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 4.16 |
| 18 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 4.17 |
| 19 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 4.18 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 4.28 |
| 21 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 4.34 |
| 22 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 4.46 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 4.58 |
| 24 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 4.61 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 4.78 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 4.85 |
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.