D3 Baseball Team ERA

2026 Season • 400 Qualifying Programs
ERA AVG R/G RA/G
What is a good team ERA in D3 baseball?

Across 400 qualifying D3 programs in 2026, the median team ERA is 6.41. 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 6.41 Best 2.75 Worst 19.32 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 7 2.77
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 Endicott Gulls CNE 59 3.51
7 Apprentice 7 3.53
8 Penn College Wildcats United East 9 3.57
9 Denison University Big Red NCAC 64 3.58
10 UW-Whitewater Warhawks WIAC 49 3.67
11 Luther College Norse ARC 46 3.69
12 Me.-Augusta 6 3.72
13 St. John's (MN) Johnnies MIAC 46 3.83
14 Dominican 5 3.86
15 St. John Fisher Cardinals Empire 8 45 3.89
16 Earlham Quakers HCAC 43 3.99
17 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets OAC 49 4.02
18 Anna Maria AmCats MASCAC 43 4.02
19 Coast Guard Bears NEWMAC 32 4.04
20 Centre Colonels SAA 48 4.07
21 Washington & Jefferson Presidents PAC 46 4.09
22 Washington (Mo.) Bears UAA 44 4.11
23 Bethany Lutheran Vikings UMAC 43 4.11
24 Coe Kohawks ARC 44 4.12
25 Kalamazoo Hornets MIAA 47 4.18
26 Warner Pacific University (Ore.) 5 4.22
27 Messiah Falcons MAC Commonwealth 51 4.26
28 Kean Cougars NJAC 47 4.27
29 Tufts Jumbos NESCAC 42 4.33
30 Rockford Regents NACC 43 4.33
31 UW-Superior Yellowjackets WIAC 39 4.36
32 Ohio Northern Polar Bears OAC 44 4.37
33 Montclair State Red Hawks NJAC 42 4.38
34 Salve Regina Seahawks CNE 50 4.44
35 Brandeis Judges UAA 39 4.47
36 Sage Gators Empire 8 43 4.50
37 Bridgewater State Bears MASCAC 39 4.53
38 Beloit Buccaneers MWC 43 4.55
39 Lycoming Warriors Landmark 39 4.55
40 Olivet Comets MIAA 34 4.56
41 Chapman Panthers SCIAC 41 4.56
42 Catholic Cardinals Landmark 40 4.58
43 Chatham Cougars PAC 46 4.61
44 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons NEWMAC 39 4.62
45 Adrian Bulldogs MIAA 52 4.63
46 Amherst Mammoths NESCAC 40 4.66
47 Westminster (PA) Titans PAC 44 4.66
48 Eastern (PA) Eagles MAC Commonwealth 39 4.68
49 Gwynedd Mercy Griffins Atlantic East 41 4.69
50 US Merchant Marine Mariners Skyline 41 4.70
51 Bridgewater (VA) Eagles ODAC 50 4.72
52 Colby Mules NESCAC 35 4.73
53 Penn State Harrisburg Lions United East 51 4.76
54 Wartburg Knights ARC 46 4.77
55 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Centennial 50 4.78
56 RPI Engineers Liberty League 40 4.80
57 Bates Bobcats NESCAC 33 4.83
58 Piedmont Lions CCS 47 4.83
59 Ramapo Roadrunners NJAC 45 4.84
60 Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks GNAC 51 4.84
61 Spalding Golden Eagles SLIAC 47 4.90
62 Shenandoah Hornets ODAC 49 4.90
63 Hobart Statesmen Liberty League 47 4.91
64 Muskingum Fighting Muskies OAC 40 4.97
65 Penn State Behrend Lions AMCC 42 4.97
66 Mary Washington Eagles C2C 40 4.98
67 SUNY New Paltz Hawks SUNYAC 41 4.99
68 Augustana (Ill.) Vikings CCIW 51 5.00
69 Mitchell Mariners GNAC 43 5.01
70 Simpson Storm ARC 44 5.01
71 Pacific 7 5.02
72 Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC 48 5.02
73 Bethany (WV) Bison PAC 41 5.03
74 Transylvania Pioneers HCAC 45 5.05
75 Rowan Profs NJAC 54 5.06
76 Linfield Wildcats NWC 43 5.06
77 Maryville (TN) Scots CCS 50 5.07
78 Western New England Golden Bears CNE 46 5.08
79 Elizabethtown Blue Jays Landmark 45 5.13
80 Nichols Bison CNE 46 5.14
81 Salem State Vikings MASCAC 38 5.15
82 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets ODAC 46 5.15
83 St. Thomas (TX) Celts SCAC 40 5.15
84 Stevens Ducks MAC Freedom 48 5.16
85 Concordia (TX) Tornados SCAC 51 5.16
86 Wittenberg Tigers NCAC 42 5.18
87 Webster Gorloks SLIAC 47 5.20
88 Hartford Hawks CNE 40 5.21
89 Southern Maine Huskies Little East 43 5.23
90 St. Joseph (CT) Blue Jays GNAC 42 5.24
91 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons SUNYAC 42 5.24
92 Washington and Lee Generals ODAC 36 5.25
93 SUNY Oswego Lakers SUNYAC 39 5.26
94 Skidmore Thoroughbreds Liberty League 35 5.27
95 Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 42 5.31
96 York (PA) Spartans MAC Commonwealth 41 5.32
97 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs SCAC 43 5.34
98 Aurora Spartans NACC 46 5.36
99 Farmingdale State Rams Skyline 39 5.36
100 Gettysburg Bullets Centennial 41 5.38
101 Anderson (IN) Ravens HCAC 40 5.38
102 Pitt-Bradford Panthers AMCC 36 5.39
103 St. Scholastica Saints MIAC 41 5.39
104 RIT Tigers Liberty League 38 5.41
105 Rhodes Lynx SAA 47 5.42
106 Trinity College (CT) Bantams NESCAC 44 5.43
107 Mount St. Joseph Lions HCAC 39 5.43
108 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 36 5.44
109 Trinity (TX) Tigers SCAC 52 5.46
110 St. Thomas (MN) 6 5.47
111 Centenary (La.) Gents SCAC 34 5.48
112 McDaniel Green Terror Centennial 43 5.51
113 MSOE Raiders NACC 46 5.52
114 Arcadia Knights MAC Freedom 48 5.52
115 Mount Union Purple Raiders OAC 45 5.53
116 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen SCIAC 41 5.55
117 Marywood Pacers Atlantic East 46 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 50 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 Wilkes Colonels Landmark 45 5.69
126 UW-Stevens Point Pointers WIAC 41 5.69
127 Rivier Raiders GNAC 35 5.70
128 Clarkson Golden Knights Liberty League 32 5.71
129 George Fox Bruins NWC 43 5.73
130 Babson Beavers NEWMAC 49 5.75
131 Northwestern (MN) Eagles UMAC 42 5.75
132 St. Lawrence Saints Liberty League 35 5.76
133 Marietta Pioneers OAC 33 5.76
134 Albion Britons MIAA 40 5.77
135 Hendrix Warriors SCAC 46 5.81
136 Bethany 12 5.82
137 Calvin Knights MIAA 39 5.82
138 Hamilton Continentals NESCAC 33 5.83
139 Edgewood Eagles NACC 44 5.83
140 Grace Christian (MI) 5 5.84
141 UW-Oshkosh Titans WIAC 40 5.84
142 Susquehanna River Hawks Landmark 42 5.85
143 Marymount (VA) Saints Atlantic East 46 5.86
144 East Texas Baptist Tigers ASC 57 5.87
145 SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles Empire 8 43 5.88
146 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds WIAC 44 5.89
147 Drew Rangers Landmark 42 5.90
148 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers HCAC 45 5.90
149 SUNY Poly Wildcats Empire 8 34 5.90
150 Macalester Scots MIAC 47 5.91
151 Whitworth Pirates NWC 46 5.91
152 St. Norbert College Green Knights NACC 43 5.91
153 Christopher Newport Captains C2C 44 5.91
154 Eastern Connecticut Warriors Little East 41 5.92
155 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens SCIAC 47 5.94
156 Misericordia Cougars MAC Freedom 46 5.95
157 Wheaton 10 5.95
158 Alvernia Golden Wolves MAC Commonwealth 40 5.97
159 Bowdoin Polar Bears NESCAC 37 5.99
160 WPI Engineers NEWMAC 36 6.00
161 DePauw (Ind.) Tigers NCAC 52 6.00
162 Chicago Maroons UAA 44 6.00
163 Puget Sound Loggers NWC 44 6.01
164 Albright Lions MAC Commonwealth 38 6.01
165 Kenyon Lords NCAC 40 6.02
166 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops USA South 52 6.02
167 Scranton Royals Landmark 46 6.04
168 Ursinus Bears Centennial 44 6.10
169 Wooster Fighting Scots NCAC 39 6.11
170 St. Olaf Oles MIAC 39 6.13
171 Keene State Owls Little East 43 6.13
172 Allegheny Gators NCAC 50 6.13
173 Springfield Pride NEWMAC 37 6.14
174 Alma Scots MIAA 45 6.15
175 Vassar Brewers Liberty League 33 6.15
176 Rochester Yellowjackets UAA 41 6.16
177 Husson Eagles NAC 46 6.16
178 Belhaven Blazers CCS 46 6.17
179 Hiram Terriers NCAC 36 6.19
180 Case Western Reserve Spartans UAA 39 6.19
181 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals SUNYAC 32 6.19
182 Illinois College Blueboys MWC 44 6.19
183 TCNJ Lions NJAC 39 6.20
184 Central Dutch ARC 41 6.20
185 Hamline Pipers MIAC 39 6.22
186 Methodist Monarchs USA South 45 6.23
187 LaGrange Panthers CCS 40 6.25
188 Swarthmore Garnet Centennial 38 6.25
189 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders ASC 43 6.25
190 Alfred State Pioneers AMCC 52 6.26
191 Wentworth Leopards CNE 41 6.27
192 William Paterson Pioneers NJAC 41 6.27
193 LeTourneau YellowJackets SCAC 49 6.29
194 Utica Pioneers Empire 8 42 6.30
195 Stevenson Mustangs MAC Commonwealth 37 6.31
196 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves ARC 39 6.35
197 Geneva Golden Tornadoes PAC 35 6.35
198 Manchester Spartans HCAC 38 6.39
199 Manhattanville Valiants Skyline 40 6.41
200 Juniata Eagles Landmark 40 6.41
201 Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers MIAC 35 6.41
202 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys ASC 48 6.44
203 Greenville Panthers SLIAC 41 6.46
204 Huntingdon Hawks CCS 40 6.47
205 Regent C2C 40 6.48
206 Dubuque Spartans ARC 38 6.48
207 SUNY Purchase Panthers Skyline 38 6.51
208 Gordon Fighting Scots CNE 37 6.51
209 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels SAA 43 6.53
210 Heidelberg Student Princes OAC 39 6.53
211 La Verne Leopards SCIAC 48 6.53
212 Capital Comets OAC 38 6.54
213 Houghton Highlanders Empire 8 34 6.55
214 Pacific Lutheran Lutes NWC 37 6.55
215 Berry Vikings SAA 42 6.55
216 Centenary (NJ) Cyclones Atlantic East 55 6.56
217 Dominican (Ill.) Stars NACC 36 6.58
218 DeSales Bulldogs MAC Freedom 61 6.59
219 Concordia-Chicago Cougars NACC 45 6.60
220 Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen Liberty League 37 6.62
221 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 8 6.63
222 Gustavus Gusties MIAC 41 6.64
223 SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Skyline 35 6.64
224 Lesley Lynx NAC 33 6.65
225 Dean College Bulldogs GNAC 45 6.65
226 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons NACC 46 6.66
227 North Park Vikings CCIW 47 6.67
228 Lewis & Clark Pioneers NWC 42 6.70
229 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen MAC Freedom 39 6.70
230 SUNY Maritime Privateers Skyline 39 6.71
231 St. Joseph's (LI) Golden Eagles Skyline 42 6.71
232 Emory Eagles UAA 42 6.72
233 Willamette Bearcats NWC 35 6.73
234 Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays SLIAC 52 6.74
235 UMass Boston Beacons Little East 42 6.76
236 Roger Williams Hawks CNE 38 6.76
237 Dominican University 8 6.78
238 Thomas (ME) Terriers NAC 41 6.81
239 Carroll (WI) Pioneers CCIW 43 6.85
240 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers MASCAC 39 6.85
241 Worcester State Lancers MASCAC 42 6.86
242 Neumann Knights Atlantic East 36 6.86
243 Pfeiffer Falcons USA South 49 6.86
244 Widener Pride MAC Commonwealth 46 6.89
245 Baruch Bearcats CUNYAC 34 6.91
246 Colby-Sawyer Chargers GNAC 39 6.91
247 Lasell Lasers GNAC 41 6.92
248 Oberlin Yeomen NCAC 39 6.93
249 Suffolk Rams CNE 66 6.93
250 William Peace Pacers USA South 49 6.94
251 Redlands Bulldogs SCIAC 46 6.97
252 Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors NJAC 42 6.99
253 John Carroll Blue Streaks OAC 39 7.00
254 Hanover Panthers HCAC 42 7.00
255 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops NCAC 39 7.01
256 Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks NACC 40 7.01
257 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Little East 43 7.02
258 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals NESCAC 40 7.04
259 Westfield State Owls MASCAC 42 7.04
260 Greensboro Pride USA South 43 7.07
261 Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder CCIW 50 7.08
262 Ithaca Bombers Liberty League 35 7.10
263 Marian (Wis.) Sabres NACC 39 7.11
264 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Centennial 38 7.11
265 Clark Cougars NEWMAC 38 7.12
266 Penn State Brandywine Lions United East 34 7.13
267 Guilford Quakers ODAC 40 7.18
268 Williams Ephs NESCAC 33 7.18
269 Monmouth (Ill.) Fighting Scots MWC 43 7.18
270 UW-Platteville Pioneers WIAC 41 7.22
271 Schreiner Mountaineers SCAC 34 7.23
272 Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors NACC 39 7.24
273 Elms College Blazers GNAC 38 7.24
274 Carthage Firebirds CCIW 42 7.27
275 Wilmington (OH) Quakers OAC 40 7.29
276 SUNY Canton Kangaroos SUNYAC 34 7.30
277 Haverford Fords Centennial 39 7.32
278 Roanoke Maroons ODAC 41 7.33
279 FDU-Florham Devils MAC Freedom 39 7.33
280 Pacific (Ore.) Boxers NWC 44 7.33
281 Lyon Scots SLIAC 49 7.34
282 Penn State Abington Nittany Lions United East 49 7.36
283 Buena Vista Beavers ARC 40 7.39
284 North Central (Ill.) Cardinals CCIW 42 7.40
285 VTSU Lyndon Hornets NAC 41 7.40
286 Averett Cougars ODAC 35 7.41
287 Minnesota Morris Cougars UMAC 39 7.43
288 MUW Owls SLIAC 40 7.46
289 UW-River Falls Falcons WIAC 42 7.49
290 Johnson and Wales Wildcats CNE 49 7.49
291 Keuka Storm Wolves Empire 8 39 7.50
292 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets PAC 42 7.52
293 Brevard Tornados USA South 41 7.52
294 Maine-Presque Isle Owls NAC 39 7.55
295 Covenant Scots CCS 44 7.57
296 Hood Blazers MAC Commonwealth 45 7.57
297 St. Thomas 5 7.62
298 Saint Vincent Bearcats PAC 41 7.63
299 Grinnell Pioneers MWC 43 7.64
300 Lakeland Muskies NACC 44 7.65
301 Toccoa Falls 6 7.66
302 Southern Virginia Knights USA South 44 7.66
303 Hope Flying Dutchmen MIAA 40 7.67
304 Martin Luther Knights UMAC 35 7.68
305 Dickinson Red Devils Centennial 38 7.70
306 Austin College Kangaroos SCAC 24 7.71
307 Lancaster Bible Chargers United East 40 7.71
308 Cornell College Rams MWC 38 7.73
309 SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers NAC 42 7.74
310 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ODAC 42 7.76
311 Millsaps Majors SAA 40 7.76
312 Grove City Wolverines PAC 44 7.77
313 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats AMCC 36 7.79
314 Loras Duhawks ARC 40 7.83
315 Stockton Ospreys NJAC 39 7.85
316 Framingham State Rams MASCAC 37 7.87
317 Franklin Grizzlies HCAC 42 7.88
318 Occidental Tigers SCIAC 44 7.90
319 Emerson Lions NEWMAC 35 7.92
320 MCLA Trailblazers MASCAC 38 7.95
321 Norwich Cadets GNAC 39 8.00
322 Wabash Little Giants NCAC 40 8.02
323 Albertus Magnus Falcons GNAC 36 8.04
324 Delaware Valley Aggies MAC Freedom 41 8.07
325 Fitchburg State Falcons MASCAC 38 8.09
326 Ferrum Panthers ODAC 51 8.14
327 Ozarks (Ark.) Eagles SCAC 42 8.15
328 UW-Stout Blue Devils WIAC 39 8.16
329 Illinois Wesleyan Titans CCIW 42 8.17
330 Hampden-Sydney Tigers ODAC 40 8.22
331 La Roche Redhawks AMCC 34 8.27
332 SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils SUNYAC 33 8.30
333 Trine Thunder MIAA 45 8.31
334 Notre Dame (Md.) Gators United East 42 8.36
335 Blackburn Beavers SLIAC 36 8.37
336 Bluffton Beavers HCAC 36 8.37
337 Elmhurst Bluejays CCIW 40 8.40
338 Lawrence Vikings MWC 39 8.42
339 Rhode Island College Anchormen Little East 34 8.50
340 Asbury Eagles CCS 45 8.54
341 Mount St. Vincent Dolphins Skyline 37 8.62
342 Augsburg Auggies MIAC 30 8.63
343 Penn State Berks Lions United East 38 8.65
344 Maine-Farmington Beavers NAC 39 8.66
345 Curry Colonels CNE 38 8.76
346 Thiel Tomcats PAC 40 8.77
347 Washington College Shoremen Centennial 42 8.80
348 Sewanee Tigers SAA 43 8.81
349 Immaculata Mighty Macs Atlantic East 37 8.86
350 Penn State Hazleton 6 8.93
351 Whitman Blues NWC 40 8.98
352 CCNY Beavers CUNYAC 38 9.01
353 Western Connecticut Wolves Little East 35 9.03
354 Otterbein Cardinals OAC 35 9.13
355 Mount Aloysius Mounties AMCC 41 9.14
356 Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders NJAC 36 9.15
357 Moravian Greyhounds Landmark 37 9.16
358 University of Dallas Crusaders SCAC 39 9.17
359 Mount St. Mary (NY) Knights Skyline 38 9.17
360 MIT Engineers NEWMAC 37 9.18
361 Penn State Altoona Lions AMCC 41 9.19
362 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets ASC 42 9.27
363 Eureka Red Devils SLIAC 36 9.28
364 Ripon Red Hawks MWC 39 9.35
365 Plymouth State Panthers Little East 31 9.35
366 Eastern Mennonite Royals ODAC 42 9.38
367 Muhlenberg Mules Centennial 34 9.40
368 Valley Forge Patriots United East 42 9.40
369 Principia Panthers SLIAC 38 9.41
370 VTSU Castleton Spartans Little East 42 9.44
371 St. Elizabeth Eagles Atlantic East 36 9.44
372 New Jersey City Gothic Knights NJAC 40 9.45
373 NYU Violets UAA 34 9.53
374 Southwestern (TX) Pirates SCAC 40 9.56
375 Carleton Knights MIAC 39 9.58
376 Knox Prairie Fire MWC 43 9.62
377 Franciscan Barons PAC 34 9.80
378 Elmira Soaring Eagles Empire 8 36 9.84
379 New England College Pilgrims GNAC 38 9.93
380 King's (PA) Monarchs MAC Freedom 33 9.95
381 Rosemont Ravens United East 38 10.04
382 North Central (MN) Rams UMAC 37 10.34
383 John Jay Bloodhounds CUNYAC 38 10.44
384 Arlington Baptist 5 10.46
385 Bard Raptors Liberty League 33 10.53
386 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears Skyline 32 10.66
387 St. Mary's (Md.) Seahawks United East 31 10.67
388 Wilson Phoenix United East 34 10.89
389 Mary Baldwin Squirrels USA South 37 11.33
390 Chowan 5 11.37
391 Cairn Highlanders United East 43 11.85
392 Caltech Beavers SCIAC 42 11.89
393 Crown (MN) Storm UMAC 37 12.83
394 Penn State Scranton 8 13.18
395 Johnson and Wales (NC) USA South 23 13.42
396 Berea Mountaineers HCAC 41 15.45
397 Alfred Saxons Empire 8 40 15.82
398 Yeshiva Maccabees Skyline 34 15.95
399 Lehman Lightning CUNYAC 30 17.65
400 Maranatha Baptist NACC 19 19.32
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