Earned Run Average : 1995 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1995 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Randy Johnson 2.48 (2.4775) Seattle Mariners 1
Tim Wakefield 2.95 (2.9488) Boston Red Sox 2
Dennis Martinez 3.08 (3.0802) Cleveland Indians 3
Mike Mussina 3.29 (3.2887) Baltimore Orioles 4
Kenny Rogers 3.38 (3.3750) Texas Rangers 5
David Cone 3.57 (3.5712) Toronto Blue Jays 6
New York Yankees  
Kevin Brown 3.60 (3.6035) Baltimore Orioles 7
Al Leiter 3.64 (3.6393) Toronto Blue Jays 8
Jim Abbott 3.70 (3.7005) Chicago White Sox 9
California Angels  
Mark Gubicza 3.75 (3.7547) Kansas City Royals 10
Alex Fernandez 3.80 (3.8003) Chicago White Sox 11
Orel Hershiser 3.87 (3.8725) Cleveland Indians 12
Kevin Appier 3.89 (3.8891) Kansas City Royals 13
Jack McDowell 3.93 (3.9280) New York Yankees 14
Andy Pettitte 4.17 (4.1657) New York Yankees 15
Chuck Finley 4.21 (4.2118) California Angels 16
Erik Hanson 4.24 (4.2428) Boston Red Sox 17
Wilson Alvarez 4.32 (4.3200) Chicago White Sox 18
Roger Pavlik 4.37 (4.3669) Texas Rangers 19
Tom Gordon 4.43 (4.4286) Kansas City Royals 20
Tim Belcher 4.52 (4.5167) Seattle Mariners 21
Todd Stottlemyre 4.55 (4.5501) Oakland Athletics 22
Charles Nagy 4.55 (4.5506) Cleveland Indians 23
Ricky Bones 4.63 (4.6273) Milwaukee Brewers 24
Mark Langston 4.63 (4.6273) California Angels  



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).