Earned Run Average in D3 Baseball
2026 Season • 2458 Qualifying Players
What is a good ERA in D3 baseball?
In the 2026 D3 season, the median ERA among qualifying players is 5.49. Here is the full distribution.
Percentile Breakdown
| Top 10% | 3.10 or lower |
| Top 25% | 4.10 or lower |
| Median (50th) | 5.49 |
| Bottom 25% | 7.28+ |
Based on 2458 players. Min. 20 IP to qualify.
D3 Average
5.96
National Average ERA
How does D3 compare? Division I ERAs typically range from 4.00-4.50 nationally.
Conference Averages
| Conference | Avg ERA | Players |
|---|---|---|
| C2C | 4.40 | 23 |
| NESCAC | 4.89 | 57 |
| WIAC | 4.98 | 65 |
| ARC | 5.12 | 60 |
| Landmark | 5.17 | 63 |
| Liberty League | 5.17 | 57 |
| MIAC | 5.24 | 70 |
| SUNYAC | 5.28 | 39 |
| MAC Commonwealth | 5.30 | 52 |
| OAC | 5.34 | 64 |
| MIAA | 5.34 | 51 |
| MASCAC | 5.41 | 49 |
| MAC Freedom | 5.51 | 56 |
| CNE | 5.53 | 77 |
| NCAC | 5.54 | 72 |
| NACC | 5.65 | 80 |
| NEWMAC | 5.66 | 53 |
| UAA | 5.67 | 49 |
| NJAC | 5.74 | 76 |
| ODAC | 5.92 | 76 |
D3 ERA Leaders
| # | Player | School | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Mac Seain | Saint Joseph's (ME) | 0.60 |
| 2 | Bryce Sterling | Salisbury | 0.84 |
| 3 | Tyler Vogel | Baldwin Wallace | 0.84 |
| 4 | Joe Dunham | Hobart | 0.87 |
| 5 | Nolan Currier | Salem State | 1.07 |
| 6 | Joshua Cantwell-Nahrung | Chapman | 1.08 |
| 7 | Mantas Kempinas | Hamilton | 1.11 |
| 8 | M. Tarfano | St. Joseph (CT) | 1.24 |
| 9 | Cruz Cox | LeTourneau | 1.27 |
| 10 | Ethan Mitnick | Gettysburg | 1.30 |