Earned Run Average : 1920 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1920 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander 1.91 (1.9073) Chicago Cubs 1
Babe Adams 2.16 (2.1559) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Burleigh Grimes 2.22 (2.2228) Brooklyn Robins 3
Wilbur Cooper 2.39 (2.3945) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Dutch Ruether 2.47 (2.4730) Cincinnati Reds 5
Dolf Luque 2.51 (2.5136) Cincinnati Reds 6
Bill Doak 2.53 (2.5333) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Hippo Vaughn 2.54 (2.5415) Chicago Cubs 8
Elmer Ponder 2.62 (2.6173) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Leon Cadore 2.62 (2.6186) Brooklyn Robins 10
Jesse Barnes 2.64 (2.6446) New York Giants 11
Fred Toney 2.65 (2.6515) New York Giants 12
Al Mamaux 2.69 (2.6906) Brooklyn Robins 13
Phil Douglas 2.71 (2.7080) New York Giants 14
Ray Fisher 2.73 (2.7313) Cincinnati Reds 15
Lee Meadows 2.84 (2.8421) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Hod Eller 2.95 (2.9525) Cincinnati Reds 17
Jesse Haines 2.98 (2.9834) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Jeff Pfeffer 3.01 (3.0140) Brooklyn Robins 19
Rube Benton 3.03 (3.0259) New York Giants 20
Art Nehf 3.08 (3.0784) New York Giants 21
Dana Fillingim 3.11 (3.1103) Boston Braves 22
Rube Marquard 3.23 (3.2267) Brooklyn Robins 23
Earl Hamilton 3.24 (3.2431) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bill Sherdel 3.28 (3.2824) St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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).

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?