1987 NL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The San Francisco Giants led the NL in earned run average in 1987, with 3.70, 0.02 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 4.09.
Led the NL in 1987
San Francisco Giants
162 games
3.70
Earned Run Average
0.02 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 3.70 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 3.72 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 3.84 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 3.85 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 3.92 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 3.94 |
| NL average | 4.09 | ||
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 4.18 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 4.20 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 4.24 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 4.28 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
161 | 4.56 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 4.63 |
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.