2016 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Toronto Blue Jays led the AL in earned run average in 2016, with 3.79, 0.07 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 15 AL teams is 4.21.
Led the AL in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
162 games
3.79
Earned Run Average
0.07 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 3.79 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 3.86 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 4.00 |
| 3 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 4.00 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 4.06 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 4.12 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 4.16 |
| 8 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 4.20 |
| AL average | 4.21 | ||
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 4.21 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 4.22 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
161 | 4.24 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 4.28 |
| 13 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 4.38 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 4.51 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 5.09 |
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.