1986 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in earned run average in 1986, with 3.82, 0.02 ahead of the California Angels. The average across 14 AL teams is 4.19.
Led the AL in 1986
Kansas City Royals
162 games
3.82
Earned Run Average
0.02 clear of California Angels
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 3.82 |
| 2 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 3.84 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
161 | 3.93 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 3.94 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 4.02 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 4.04 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
163 | 4.08 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 4.11 |
| 8 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 4.11 |
| AL average | 4.19 | ||
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 4.31 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 4.31 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
163 | 4.63 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 4.67 |
| 14 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 4.79 |
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.