Earned Run Average : 1901 National 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1901 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jesse Tannehill 2.18 (2.1757) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Deacon Phillippe 2.22 (2.2196) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Al Orth 2.27 (2.2686) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Vic Willis 2.36 (2.3581) Boston Beaneaters 4
Jack Chesbro 2.38 (2.3777) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Christy Mathewson 2.41 (2.4107) New York Giants 6
Red Donahue 2.60 (2.6024) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Noodles Hahn 2.71 (2.7096) Cincinnati Reds 8
Bill Donovan 2.77 (2.7692) Brooklyn Superbas 9
Sam Leever 2.86 (2.8636) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Bill Duggleby 2.87 (2.8730) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Bill Dinneen 2.94 (2.9386) Boston Beaneaters 12
Frank Kitson 2.98 (2.9822) Brooklyn Superbas 13
Togie Pittinger 3.01 (3.0071) Boston Beaneaters 14
Rube Waddell 3.01 (3.0079) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Chicago Orphans  
Dummy Taylor 3.18 (3.1840) New York Giants 16
Doc White 3.19 (3.1944) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Kid Nichols 3.22 (3.2243) Boston Beaneaters 18
Ed Doheny 3.23 (3.2257) New York Giants 19
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tom Hughes 3.24 (3.2400) Chicago Orphans 20
Jay Hughes 3.27 (3.2673) Brooklyn Superbas 21
Jack Taylor 3.36 (3.3628) Chicago Orphans 22
Happy Townsend 3.45 (3.4455) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Willie Sudhoff 3.52 (3.5175) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Jack Powell 3.54 (3.5379) St. Louis Cardinals 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.

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).