1996 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in earned run average in 1996, with 4.34, 0.19 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 5.00.
Led the AL in 1996
Cleveland Indians
161 games
4.34
Earned Run Average
0.19 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 4.34 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 4.53 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 4.55 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 4.58 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 4.65 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
163 | 4.65 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 5.00 |
| AL average | 5.00 | ||
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
163 | 5.15 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 5.15 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 5.20 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
161 | 5.21 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 5.30 |
| 13 |
 California Angels
|
161 | 5.31 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 6.38 |
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.