2008 NL Earned Run Average by Team

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in earned run average in 2008, with 3.68, 0.19 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 NL teams is 4.30.

Led the NL in 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games

3.68 Earned Run Average 0.19 clear of Chicago Cubs

#	Team	G	ERA
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	3.68
2	Chicago Cubs	161	3.87
2	Milwaukee Brewers	162	3.87
4	Philadelphia Phillies	162	3.89
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	3.99
6	New York Mets	162	4.07
7	St. Louis Cardinals	162	4.20
	NL average		4.30
8	San Francisco Giants	162	4.38
9	Houston Astros	161	4.39
10	San Diego Padres	162	4.41
11	Florida Marlins	161	4.44
12	Atlanta Braves	162	4.47
13	Cincinnati Reds	162	4.55
14	Washington Nationals	161	4.66
15	Colorado Rockies	162	4.77
16	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	5.10

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.