Earned Run Average : 2003 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:

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2003 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Pedro Martinez 2.22 (2.2179) Boston Red Sox 1
Tim Hudson 2.70 (2.7000) Oakland Athletics 2
Esteban Loaiza 2.90 (2.9028) Chicago White Sox 3
Mark Mulder 3.13 (3.1339) Oakland Athletics 4
Roy Halladay 3.25 (3.2481) Toronto Blue Jays 5
Jamie Moyer 3.27 (3.2651) Seattle Mariners 6
Barry Zito 3.30 (3.3022) Oakland Athletics 7
Mike Mussina 3.40 (3.3960) New York Yankees 8
Ryan Franklin 3.57 (3.5660) Seattle Mariners 9
C.C. Sabathia 3.60 (3.5970) Cleveland Indians 10
Darrell May 3.77 (3.7714) Kansas City Royals 11
Brian Anderson 3.78 (3.7791) Cleveland Indians 12
Kansas City Royals  
Joel Pineiro 3.78 (3.7842) Seattle Mariners 13
Bartolo Colon 3.87 (3.8678) Chicago White Sox 14
Roger Clemens 3.91 (3.9118) New York Yankees 15
Andy Pettitte 4.02 (4.0176) New York Yankees 16
Pat Hentgen 4.09 (4.0892) Baltimore Orioles 17
Tim Wakefield 4.09 (4.0923) Boston Red Sox 18
David Wells 4.14 (4.1408) New York Yankees 19
Mark Buehrle 4.14 (4.1418) Chicago White Sox 20
Jason Johnson 4.18 (4.1757) Baltimore Orioles 21
Victor Zambrano 4.21 (4.2053) Tampa Bay Devil Rays 22
Kelvim Escobar 4.29 (4.2921) Toronto Blue Jays 23
Ted Lilly 4.34 (4.3402) Oakland Athletics 24
Jarrod Washburn 4.43 (4.4277) Anaheim Angels 25



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.