D3 Baseball Team ERA

2026 Season • 402 Qualifying Programs
ERA AVG R/G RA/G
What is a good team ERA in D3 baseball?

Across 402 qualifying D3 programs in 2026, the median team ERA is 6.46. The best mark in the division is 2.75 (Millikin). Every NCAA Division III program ranked by staff earned run average. This is the number that tells a coach how their pitching stacks up against the rest of the division.

D3 Median 6.46 Best 2.75 Worst 21.18 Lower is better
All qualifying programs • 2026 season • Updated every 6 hours
# Program Conference GP ERA
1 Millikin Big Blue CCIW 44 2.75
2 Newport News Apprentice School 5 3.16
3 Salisbury Sea Gulls C2C 48 3.35
4 UW-La Crosse Eagles WIAC 47 3.45
5 Lynchburg Hornets ODAC 54 3.46
6 Apprentice 7 3.53
7 Penn College Wildcats United East 9 3.57
8 Denison University Big Red NCAC 64 3.58
9 UW-Whitewater Warhawks WIAC 49 3.67
10 Luther College Norse ARC 46 3.69
11 Me.-Augusta 6 3.72
12 Endicott Gulls CNE 46 3.80
13 Dominican 5 3.86
14 St. John Fisher Cardinals Empire 8 47 3.90
15 St. John's (MN) Johnnies MIAC 47 3.97
16 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets OAC 50 3.98
17 Earlham Quakers HCAC 43 3.99
18 Coast Guard Bears NEWMAC 32 4.04
19 Centre Colonels SAA 48 4.07
20 Washington & Jefferson Presidents PAC 46 4.09
21 Washington (Mo.) Bears UAA 44 4.11
22 Bethany Lutheran Vikings UMAC 43 4.11
23 Coe Kohawks ARC 44 4.12
24 Kalamazoo Hornets MIAA 47 4.18
25 Salve Regina Seahawks CNE 43 4.19
26 Warner Pacific University (Ore.) 5 4.22
27 Kean Cougars NJAC 49 4.22
28 Messiah Falcons MAC Commonwealth 51 4.26
29 Brandeis Judges UAA 37 4.31
30 Tufts Jumbos NESCAC 42 4.33
31 Rockford Regents NACC 43 4.33
32 UW-Superior Yellowjackets WIAC 39 4.36
33 Montclair State Red Hawks NJAC 42 4.38
34 Beloit Buccaneers MWC 43 4.55
35 Lycoming Warriors Landmark 39 4.55
36 Olivet Comets MIAA 34 4.56
37 Chapman Panthers SCIAC 41 4.56
38 Anna Maria AmCats MASCAC 16 4.57
39 Catholic Cardinals Landmark 40 4.58
40 Sage Gators Empire 8 39 4.58
41 Chatham Cougars PAC 46 4.61
42 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons NEWMAC 39 4.62
43 Adrian Bulldogs MIAA 52 4.63
44 Eastern (PA) Eagles MAC Commonwealth 39 4.68
45 Gwynedd Mercy Griffins Atlantic East 41 4.69
46 Bridgewater (VA) Eagles ODAC 50 4.72
47 Colby Mules NESCAC 35 4.73
48 US Merchant Marine Mariners Skyline 42 4.74
49 Amherst Mammoths NESCAC 41 4.77
50 Wartburg Knights ARC 46 4.77
51 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Centennial 50 4.78
52 Westminster (PA) Titans PAC 41 4.79
53 Bates Bobcats NESCAC 33 4.83
54 Penn State Harrisburg Lions United East 49 4.84
55 Ohio Northern Polar Bears OAC 38 4.87
56 Muskingum Fighting Muskies OAC 35 4.87
57 RPI Engineers Liberty League 42 4.89
58 Spalding Golden Eagles SLIAC 47 4.90
59 Shenandoah Hornets ODAC 49 4.90
60 Ramapo Roadrunners NJAC 49 4.91
61 Hobart Statesmen Liberty League 47 4.91
62 Piedmont Lions CCS 46 4.95
63 Mary Washington Eagles C2C 40 4.98
64 SUNY New Paltz Hawks SUNYAC 41 4.99
65 Augustana (Ill.) Vikings CCIW 51 5.00
66 Pacific 7 5.02
67 Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC 48 5.02
68 Bethany (WV) Bison PAC 41 5.03
69 Transylvania Pioneers HCAC 45 5.05
70 Rowan Profs NJAC 54 5.06
71 Linfield Wildcats NWC 43 5.06
72 Simpson Storm ARC 43 5.06
73 Farmingdale State Rams Skyline 43 5.06
74 Maryville (TN) Scots CCS 50 5.07
75 Anderson Ravens HCAC 35 5.08
76 Elizabethtown Blue Jays Landmark 45 5.13
77 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets ODAC 46 5.15
78 St. Thomas (TX) Celts SCAC 40 5.15
79 Concordia (TX) Tornados SCAC 51 5.16
80 Stevens Ducks MAC Freedom 50 5.17
81 Wittenberg Tigers NCAC 42 5.23
82 Southern Maine Huskies Little East 43 5.23
83 Hartford Hawks CNE 38 5.23
84 Skidmore Thoroughbreds Liberty League 33 5.24
85 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons SUNYAC 42 5.24
86 Washington and Lee Generals ODAC 36 5.25
87 SUNY Oswego Lakers SUNYAC 39 5.26
88 Nichols Bison CNE 45 5.27
89 Western New England Golden Bears CNE 44 5.28
90 Mitchell Mariners GNAC 31 5.28
91 Pitt-Bradford Panthers AMCC 29 5.30
92 Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 42 5.31
93 York (PA) Spartans MAC Commonwealth 41 5.32
94 Aurora Spartans NACC 47 5.33
95 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs SCAC 43 5.34
96 Gettysburg Bullets Centennial 41 5.38
97 St. Scholastica Saints MIAC 41 5.39
98 RIT Tigers Liberty League 38 5.41
99 Rhodes Lynx SAA 47 5.42
100 Trinity College (CT) Bantams NESCAC 44 5.43
101 Mount St. Joseph Lions HCAC 39 5.43
102 Webster Gorloks SLIAC 50 5.44
103 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 36 5.44
104 Trinity (TX) Tigers SCAC 52 5.46
105 St. Thomas (MN) 6 5.47
106 Centenary (LA) Gents SCAC 34 5.48
107 Penn State Behrend Lions AMCC 34 5.48
108 Salem State Vikings MASCAC 7 5.50
109 McDaniel Green Terror Centennial 43 5.51
110 MSOE Raiders NACC 46 5.52
111 Arcadia Knights MAC Freedom 48 5.52
112 Mount Union Purple Raiders OAC 45 5.53
113 Northwestern (MN) Eagles UMAC 45 5.53
114 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen SCIAC 41 5.55
115 Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks GNAC 89 5.55
116 Marywood Pacers Atlantic East 50 5.57
117 St. Joseph (CT) Blue Jays GNAC 29 5.58
118 Keystone Giants United East 40 5.59
119 Whittier Poets SCIAC 41 5.59
120 McMurry War Hawks SCAC 55 5.61
121 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags SCIAC 52 5.64
122 Benedictine (IL) Eagles NACC 43 5.65
123 Hilbert Hawks AMCC 41 5.66
124 SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons SUNYAC 39 5.68
125 UW-Stevens Point Pointers WIAC 41 5.69
126 Wilkes Colonels Landmark 46 5.70
127 Rivier Raiders GNAC 35 5.70
128 Clarkson Golden Knights Liberty League 32 5.71
129 Hendrix Warriors SCAC 47 5.72
130 George Fox Bruins NWC 43 5.73
131 St. Lawrence Saints Liberty League 35 5.76
132 Marietta Pioneers OAC 33 5.76
133 Albion Britons MIAA 40 5.77
134 Babson Beavers NEWMAC 52 5.77
135 Bethany 12 5.82
136 Calvin Knights MIAA 39 5.82
137 Hamilton Continentals NESCAC 33 5.83
138 Edgewood Eagles NACC 44 5.83
139 Grace Christian (MI) 5 5.84
140 UW-Oshkosh Titans WIAC 40 5.84
141 Susquehanna River Hawks Landmark 42 5.85
142 Marymount (VA) Saints Atlantic East 46 5.86
143 East Texas Baptist Tigers ASC 57 5.87
144 SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles Empire 8 43 5.88
145 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds WIAC 44 5.89
146 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers HCAC 45 5.90
147 SUNY Poly Wildcats Empire 8 34 5.90
148 Macalester Scots MIAC 47 5.91
149 Whitworth Pirates NWC 46 5.91
150 Christopher Newport Captains C2C 44 5.91
151 Eastern Connecticut Warriors Little East 41 5.92
152 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops USA South 53 5.93
153 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens SCIAC 47 5.94
154 Misericordia Cougars MAC Freedom 46 5.95
155 Drew Rangers Landmark 43 5.95
156 Wheaton 10 5.95
157 Alvernia Golden Wolves MAC Commonwealth 40 5.97
158 Bowdoin Polar Bears NESCAC 37 5.99
159 WPI Engineers NEWMAC 36 6.00
160 DePauw (Ind.) Tigers NCAC 52 6.00
161 Chicago Maroons UAA 44 6.00
162 Puget Sound Loggers NWC 44 6.01
163 Albright Lions MAC Commonwealth 38 6.01
164 St. Norbert College Green Knights NACC 42 6.03
165 Scranton Royals Landmark 46 6.04
166 Vassar Brewers Liberty League 41 6.10
167 Ursinus Bears Centennial 44 6.10
168 Wooster Fighting Scots NCAC 39 6.11
169 St. Olaf Oles MIAC 39 6.13
170 Keene State Owls Little East 43 6.13
171 Alma Scots MIAA 46 6.13
172 Springfield Pride NEWMAC 37 6.14
173 Allegheny Gators NCAC 51 6.14
174 Rochester Yellowjackets UAA 41 6.16
175 Husson Eagles NAC 46 6.16
176 Belhaven Blazers CCS 46 6.17
177 Hiram Terriers NCAC 36 6.19
178 Case Western Reserve Spartans UAA 39 6.19
179 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals SUNYAC 32 6.19
180 Illinois College Blueboys MWC 44 6.19
181 TCNJ Lions NJAC 39 6.20
182 Central Dutch ARC 41 6.20
183 Hamline Pipers MIAC 39 6.22
184 Methodist Monarchs USA South 45 6.23
185 Wentworth Leopards CNE 29 6.24
186 Swarthmore Garnet Centennial 38 6.25
187 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders ASC 43 6.25
188 Kenyon Lords NCAC 37 6.26
189 Alfred State Pioneers AMCC 52 6.26
190 William Paterson Pioneers NJAC 42 6.27
191 Utica Pioneers Empire 8 41 6.28
192 LeTourneau YellowJackets SCAC 49 6.29
193 Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays SLIAC 59 6.31
194 Stevenson Mustangs MAC Commonwealth 37 6.31
195 Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers MIAC 34 6.33
196 Greenville Panthers SLIAC 43 6.34
197 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves ARC 39 6.35
198 Geneva Golden Tornadoes PAC 35 6.35
199 Lesley Lynx NAC 31 6.37
200 Manchester Spartans HCAC 38 6.39
201 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys ASC 48 6.44
202 Dubuque Spartans ARC 38 6.48
203 Huntingdon Hawks CCS 38 6.50
204 LaGrange Panthers CCS 42 6.51
205 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels SAA 43 6.53
206 La Verne Leopards SCIAC 48 6.53
207 Capital Comets OAC 38 6.54
208 Houghton Highlanders Empire 8 36 6.54
209 Centenary (NJ) Cyclones Atlantic East 57 6.55
210 Pacific Lutheran Lutes NWC 37 6.55
211 Berry Vikings SAA 42 6.55
212 Gordon Fighting Scots CNE 36 6.55
213 Dominican (Ill.) Stars NACC 36 6.58
214 DeSales Bulldogs MAC Freedom 61 6.59
215 Concordia-Chicago Cougars NACC 45 6.60
216 Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder CCIW 53 6.61
217 SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Skyline 37 6.62
218 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 8 6.63
219 Gustavus Gusties MIAC 41 6.64
220 Manhattanville Valiants Skyline 42 6.65
221 Dean College Bulldogs GNAC 45 6.65
222 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons NACC 46 6.66
223 Lasell Lasers GNAC 27 6.69
224 Lewis & Clark Pioneers NWC 42 6.70
225 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen MAC Freedom 39 6.70
226 Emory Eagles UAA 42 6.72
227 Willamette Bearcats NWC 35 6.73
228 St. Joseph's (LI) Golden Eagles Skyline 40 6.75
229 UMass Boston Beacons Little East 42 6.76
230 SUNY Purchase Panthers Skyline 41 6.77
231 Dominican University 8 6.78
232 Thomas (ME) Terriers NAC 41 6.81
233 SUNY Maritime Privateers Skyline 40 6.83
234 Carroll (WI) Pioneers CCIW 43 6.85
235 Pfeiffer Falcons USA South 49 6.86
236 Heidelberg Student Princes OAC 36 6.88
237 Widener Pride MAC Commonwealth 46 6.89
238 Schreiner Mountaineers SCAC 33 6.90
239 Baruch Bearcats CUNYAC 34 6.91
240 Colby-Sawyer Chargers GNAC 39 6.91
241 Neumann Knights Atlantic East 40 6.91
242 Oberlin Yeomen NCAC 39 6.93
243 William Peace Pacers USA South 49 6.94
244 North Park Vikings CCIW 49 6.94
245 Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen Liberty League 38 6.96
246 Redlands Bulldogs SCIAC 46 6.97
247 Centenary University 11 6.98
248 John Carroll Blue Streaks OAC 39 7.00
249 Hanover Panthers HCAC 42 7.00
250 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops NCAC 39 7.01
251 Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks NACC 40 7.01
252 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Little East 43 7.02
253 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals NESCAC 40 7.04
254 Roger Williams Hawks CNE 36 7.05
255 Greensboro Pride USA South 43 7.07
256 Ithaca Bombers Liberty League 35 7.10
257 Marian (Wis.) Sabres NACC 39 7.11
258 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Centennial 38 7.11
259 Clark Cougars NEWMAC 38 7.12
260 Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors NJAC 43 7.12
261 Juniata Eagles Landmark 31 7.13
262 Regent 31 7.13
263 Monmouth (Ill.) Fighting Scots MWC 43 7.18
264 UW-Platteville Pioneers WIAC 41 7.22
265 Lyon Scots SLIAC 51 7.24
266 Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors NACC 39 7.24
267 Guilford Quakers ODAC 40 7.24
268 Carthage Firebirds CCIW 42 7.27
269 Wilmington (OH) Quakers OAC 40 7.29
270 FDU-Florham Devils MAC Freedom 40 7.29
271 SUNY Canton Kangaroos SUNYAC 34 7.30
272 Roanoke Maroons ODAC 41 7.33
273 Pacific (Ore.) Boxers NWC 44 7.33
274 MUW Owls SLIAC 38 7.34
275 Williams Ephs NESCAC 32 7.34
276 Penn State Abington Nittany Lions United East 49 7.36
277 Buena Vista Beavers ARC 40 7.39
278 North Central (Ill.) Cardinals CCIW 42 7.40
279 VTSU Lyndon Hornets NAC 41 7.40
280 Penn State Brandywine Lions United East 31 7.41
281 Averett Cougars ODAC 35 7.41
282 MCLA Trailblazers MASCAC 12 7.42
283 Haverford Fords Centennial 38 7.43
284 Minnesota Morris Cougars UMAC 39 7.43
285 Bridgewater State Bears MASCAC 8 7.46
286 UW-River Falls Falcons WIAC 42 7.49
287 Norwich Cadets GNAC 34 7.49
288 Keuka Storm Wolves Empire 8 39 7.50
289 Brevard Tornados USA South 41 7.52
290 Maine-Presque Isle Owls NAC 39 7.55
291 Covenant Scots CCS 44 7.57
292 Hood Blazers MAC Commonwealth 45 7.57
293 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets PAC 43 7.58
294 St. Thomas 5 7.62
295 Saint Vincent Bearcats PAC 41 7.63
296 Grinnell Pioneers MWC 43 7.64
297 Lakeland Muskies NACC 44 7.65
298 Toccoa Falls 6 7.66
299 Grove City Wolverines PAC 46 7.66
300 Hope Flying Dutchmen MIAA 40 7.67
301 Elms College Blazers GNAC 27 7.67
302 Southern Virginia Knights USA South 43 7.68
303 Dickinson Red Devils Centennial 38 7.70
304 Austin Kangaroos SCAC 24 7.71
305 Martin Luther Knights UMAC 36 7.71
306 Lancaster Bible Chargers United East 40 7.71
307 Cornell College Rams MWC 38 7.73
308 SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers NAC 42 7.74
309 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers MASCAC 11 7.75
310 Loras Duhawks ARC 41 7.76
311 La Roche Redhawks AMCC 26 7.78
312 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats AMCC 36 7.79
313 Stockton Ospreys NJAC 39 7.85
314 Millsaps Majors SAA 41 7.86
315 Franklin Grizzlies HCAC 42 7.88
316 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ODAC 41 7.88
317 Occidental Tigers SCIAC 44 7.90
318 Mississippi University for Women 20 7.98
319 Wabash Little Giants NCAC 41 7.99
320 Delaware Valley Aggies MAC Freedom 41 8.07
321 Ferrum Panthers ODAC 51 8.14
322 Ozarks (Ark.) Eagles SCAC 42 8.15
323 UW-Stout Blue Devils WIAC 39 8.16
324 Illinois Wesleyan Titans CCIW 42 8.17
325 Emerson Lions NEWMAC 35 8.18
326 Hampden-Sydney Tigers ODAC 40 8.22
327 Worcester State Lancers MASCAC 13 8.26
328 SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils SUNYAC 33 8.30
329 Bluffton Beavers HCAC 34 8.34
330 Trine Thunder MIAA 44 8.35
331 Notre Dame (Md.) Gators United East 42 8.36
332 Johnson and Wales Wildcats CNE 59 8.39
333 Elmhurst Bluejays CCIW 40 8.40
334 Lawrence Vikings MWC 39 8.42
335 Blackburn Beavers SLIAC 33 8.56
336 Suffolk Rams CNE 27 8.60
337 Albertus Magnus Falcons GNAC 23 8.61
338 Rhode Island College Anchormen Little East 34 8.63
339 Penn State Altoona Lions AMCC 29 8.63
340 Augsburg Auggies MIAC 30 8.63
341 Thiel Tomcats PAC 41 8.65
342 Penn State Berks Lions United East 38 8.65
343 Maine-Farmington Beavers NAC 39 8.66
344 Fitchburg State Falcons MASCAC 14 8.67
345 Washington College Shoremen Centennial 42 8.80
346 Sewanee Tigers SAA 40 8.84
347 Immaculata Mighty Macs Atlantic East 37 8.86
348 Penn State Hazleton 6 8.93
349 Mount St. Vincent Dolphins Skyline 39 8.93
350 MIT Engineers NEWMAC 39 8.97
351 Whitman Blues NWC 40 8.98
352 CCNY Beavers CUNYAC 38 9.01
353 Western Connecticut Wolves Little East 35 9.03
354 Asbury Eagles CCS 52 9.09
355 Otterbein Cardinals OAC 35 9.13
356 Mount Aloysius Mounties AMCC 41 9.14
357 Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders NJAC 36 9.15
358 University of Dallas Crusaders SCAC 39 9.17
359 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets ASC 42 9.27
360 Ripon Red Hawks MWC 39 9.35
361 Plymouth State Panthers Little East 31 9.35
362 Eastern Mennonite Royals ODAC 42 9.38
363 Muhlenberg Mules Centennial 34 9.40
364 Valley Forge Patriots United East 42 9.40
365 VTSU Castleton Spartans Little East 42 9.44
366 St. Elizabeth Eagles Atlantic East 36 9.44
367 NYU Violets UAA 34 9.53
368 Mount St. Mary (NY) Knights Skyline 40 9.53
369 Southwestern (TX) Pirates SCAC 40 9.56
370 Knox Prairie Fire MWC 43 9.62
371 Carleton Knights MIAC 41 9.64
372 Westfield State Owls MASCAC 15 9.79
373 Franciscan Barons PAC 34 9.80
374 Elmira Soaring Eagles Empire 8 36 9.84
375 Moravian Greyhounds Landmark 34 9.88
376 Curry Colonels CNE 23 9.89
377 Framingham State Rams MASCAC 11 9.92
378 New Jersey City Gothic Knights NJAC 43 9.93
379 New England College Pilgrims GNAC 38 9.93
380 King's (PA) Monarchs MAC Freedom 33 9.95
381 Principia Panthers SLIAC 40 9.95
382 Rosemont Ravens United East 38 10.04
383 Bard Raptors Liberty League 35 10.10
384 Eureka Red Devils SLIAC 32 10.20
385 John Jay Bloodhounds CUNYAC 38 10.44
386 Arlington Baptist 5 10.46
387 North Central (MN) Rams UMAC 36 10.49
388 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears Skyline 34 10.59
389 North Central University 6 10.60
390 St. Mary's (Md.) Seahawks United East 31 10.67
391 Wilson Phoenix United East 34 10.89
392 Mary Baldwin Squirrels USA South 37 11.33
393 Chowan 5 11.37
394 Cairn Highlanders United East 43 11.85
395 Caltech Beavers SCIAC 42 11.89
396 Crown (MN) Storm UMAC 37 12.83
397 Penn State Scranton 8 13.18
398 Berea Mountaineers HCAC 41 15.45
399 Alfred Saxons Empire 8 40 15.82
400 Yeshiva Maccabees Skyline 36 16.06
401 Lehman Lightning CUNYAC 30 17.65
402 Maranatha Baptist Independent 11 21.18
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