The Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff is one of 11 in the majors to have a staff ERA under 4.00 in each of the past two seasons.
The Brewers have the 8th best ERA in majors since 2018
In fact, looking at the combined ERAs of each team over the past five seasons (2018-22), the Brewers staff ERA of 3.89 in the eighth best in baseball and the fourth best in the National League.
Last year the Brewers ERA was 3.83, 12th best in baseball; in 2021, the Brewers’ pitching staff ERA was 3.50, good enough for third best in baseball.
Since 2018, the Milwaukee pitching staff ERA has been under 4.00 in three of those five seasons. Here is a look at the numbers of seasons each of the 30 MLB teams have had an ERA under 4.00 over the past five seasons.
Teams with most seasons with an ERA under 4.00 since 2018
5 seasons: L.A. Dodgers, Tampa Bay
4 seasons: Cleveland, Houston, St. Louis
3 seasons: Atlanta, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee, N.Y. Yankees, Oakland, San Francisco
2 seasons: Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Mets, San Diego, Toronto
1 season: Arizona, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, L.A. Angels, Philadelphia, Seattle
0 seasons: Colorado, Detroit, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Texas, Washington
The Brewers team ERA of 3.50 in 2021 was the fifth-best in team history. The best was in 1971 when the team had a 3.38 ERA. The other Top 5 seasons for the Brewers were:
#2. 1992-3.43
#3. 1988-3.45
#4. 1972-3.45
#5. 2021-3.50
In the 54-history of the franchise, the Brewers ERA has been under 4.00 in 20 seasons. In 14 of those 20 seasons the team’s season-ending winning percentage was .500 or better.
The Dodgers have had a team ERA under 4.00 for 12 straight seasons
As noted above, the Dodgers and Rays are the only teams to have a team ERA under 4.00 in each of the last five seasons. For the record, the Dodgers staff ERA has been under 4.00 in 12 straight seasons; the Rays staff ERA has been under 4.00 for six consecutive years.
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