1982 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in earned run average in 1982, with 3.81, 0.01 ahead of the California Angels. The average across 14 AL teams is 4.08.
Led the AL in 1982
Detroit Tigers
162 games
3.81
Earned Run Average
0.01 clear of California Angels
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 3.81 |
| 2 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 3.82 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 3.87 |
| 4 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 3.90 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 3.95 |
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
163 | 3.99 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
163 | 3.99 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 4.00 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 4.04 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 4.08 |
| AL average | 4.08 | ||
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 4.12 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 4.30 |
| 13 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 4.54 |
| 14 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 4.77 |
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.