1981 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Houston Astros led the NL in earned run average in 1981, with 2.66, 0.35 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 3.50.
Led the NL in 1981
Houston Astros
110 games
2.66
Earned Run Average
0.35 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
110 | 2.66 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | 3.01 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
111 | 3.28 |
| 4 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | 3.30 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | 3.45 |
| NL average | 3.50 | ||
| 6 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | 3.55 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | 3.56 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | 3.63 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | 3.73 |
| 9 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | 3.73 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | 4.02 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | 4.05 |
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.