Earned Run Average : 1912 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1912 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jeff Tesreau 1.96 (1.9630) New York Giants 1
Christy Mathewson 2.12 (2.1194) New York Giants 2
Nap Rucker 2.21 (2.2072) Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Hank Robinson 2.26 (2.2629) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Red Ames 2.46 (2.4637) New York Giants 5
Eppa Rixey 2.50 (2.5000) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Rube Marquard 2.57 (2.5656) New York Giants 7
Claude Hendrix 2.59 (2.5878) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Slim Sallee 2.60 (2.6020) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Marty O'Toole 2.71 (2.7131) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Art Fromme 2.74 (2.7365) Cincinnati Reds 11
Grover Alexander 2.81 (2.8131) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Howie Camnitz 2.83 (2.8301) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Larry Cheney 2.85 (2.8484) Chicago Cubs 14
Babe Adams 2.91 (2.9061) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
George Suggs 2.94 (2.9406) Cincinnati Reds 16
Lew Richie 2.95 (2.9496) Chicago Cubs 17
Jimmy Lavender 3.04 (3.0397) Chicago Cubs 18
Rube Benton 3.10 (3.0993) Cincinnati Reds 19
Bert Humphries 3.23 (3.2332) Cincinnati Reds 20
Rube Geyer 3.28 (3.2818) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Tom Seaton 3.28 (3.2824) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Earl Moore 3.31 (3.3071) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Ad Brennan 3.57 (3.5690) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Earl Yingling 3.59 (3.5890) Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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.

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?