Top 25 Earned Run Average in 2002 in the American League

Earned Run Average : 2002 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

2002 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Pedro Martinez 2.26 (2.2575) Boston Red Sox 1

Derek Lowe 2.58 (2.5812) Boston Red Sox 2

Barry Zito 2.75 (2.7471) Oakland Athletics 3

Tim Wakefield 2.81 (2.8102) Boston Red Sox 4

Roy Halladay 2.93 (2.9332) Toronto Blue Jays 5

Tim Hudson 2.98 (2.9832) Oakland Athletics 6

Jarrod Washburn 3.15 (3.1456) Anaheim Angels 7

Joel Pineiro 3.24 (3.2419) Seattle Mariners 8

Jamie Moyer 3.32 (3.3165) Seattle Mariners 9

Mark Mulder 3.47 (3.4727) Oakland Athletics 10

Jeff Weaver 3.52 (3.5159) Detroit Tigers 11

New York Yankees

Rodrigo Lopez 3.57 (3.5695) Baltimore Orioles 12

Mark Buehrle 3.58 (3.5774) Chicago White Sox 13

David Wells 3.75 (3.7512) New York Yankees 14

Ramon Ortiz 3.77 (3.7684) Anaheim Angels 15

Rick Reed 3.78 (3.7819) Minnesota Twins 16

Kenny Rogers 3.84 (3.8449) Texas Rangers 17

Cory Lidle 3.89 (3.8906) Oakland Athletics 18

Paul Byrd 3.90 (3.9022) Kansas City Royals 19

Kevin Appier 3.92 (3.9186) Anaheim Angels 20

Mike Mussina 4.05 (4.0479) New York Yankees 21

Sidney Ponson 4.09 (4.0909) Baltimore Orioles 22

Ismael Valdez 4.18 (4.1786) Texas Rangers 23

Seattle Mariners

Mark Redman 4.21 (4.2118) Detroit Tigers 24

Kyle Lohse 4.23 (4.2343) Minnesota Twins 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox � including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?

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