1986 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Mets led all of MLB in earned run average in 1986, with 3.11, 0.04 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 3.97.
Led all of MLB in 1986
New York Mets
162 games
3.11
Earned Run Average
0.04 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 3.11 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 3.15 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 3.36 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 161 | 3.38 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 3.76 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 3.78 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 3.82 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 3.84 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 3.87 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 3.90 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 3.92 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 3.93 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 3.94 |
| MLB average | 3.97 | |||
| 14 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 3.99 |
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 4.00 |
| 16 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 4.02 |
| 17 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 4.04 |
| 18 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 163 | 4.08 |
| 19 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 4.11 |
| 19 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 4.11 |
| 21 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 4.31 |
| 21 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 4.31 |
| 23 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 160 | 4.51 |
| 24 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 163 | 4.63 |
| 25 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 4.67 |
| 26 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 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.