1998 NL Earned Run Average by Team

The Atlanta Braves led the NL in earned run average in 1998, with 3.25, 0.25 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 16 NL teams is 4.24.

Led the NL in 1998 Atlanta Braves 162 games

3.25 Earned Run Average 0.25 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	G	ERA
1	Atlanta Braves	162	3.25
2	Houston Astros	162	3.50
3	San Diego Padres	162	3.63
4	New York Mets	162	3.77
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	3.81
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	163	3.91
7	San Francisco Giants	163	4.19
	NL average		4.24
8	St. Louis Cardinals	163	4.32
9	Montreal Expos	162	4.39
10	Cincinnati Reds	162	4.44
11	Chicago Cubs	163	4.50
12	Milwaukee Brewers	162	4.63
13	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	4.64
13	Philadelphia Phillies	162	4.64
15	Colorado Rockies	162	5.00
16	Florida Marlins	162	5.20

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.