Earned Run Average : 1931 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:

"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)
 

1931 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Walker 2.26 (2.2563) New York Giants 1
Carl Hubbell 2.65 (2.6492) New York Giants 2
Ed Brandt 2.92 (2.9160) Boston Braves 3
Heinie Meine 2.98 (2.9789) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Syl Johnson 3.00 (3.0000) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.05 (3.0512) New York Giants 6
Tom Zachary 3.10 (3.1048) Boston Braves 7
Ray Benge 3.17 (3.1700) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Watty Clark 3.20 (3.2014) Brooklyn Robins 9
Bob Smith 3.22 (3.2205) Chicago Cubs 10
Larry French 3.26 (3.2648) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Bill Hallahan 3.29 (3.2936) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Ray Kremer 3.33 (3.3261) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Larry Benton 3.35 (3.3475) Cincinnati Reds 14
Paul Derringer 3.36 (3.3590) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Dazzy Vance 3.38 (3.3750) Brooklyn Robins 16
Glenn Spencer 3.42 (3.4232) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Charlie Root 3.48 (3.4781) Chicago Cubs 18
Clise Dudley 3.52 (3.5196) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Flint Rhem 3.56 (3.5595) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Red Lucas 3.59 (3.5924) Cincinnati Reds 21
Ben Cantwell 3.63 (3.6269) Boston Braves 22
Burleigh Grimes 3.65 (3.6452) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Si Johnson 3.77 (3.7738) Cincinnati Reds 24
Phil Collins 3.86 (3.8571) Philadelphia Phillies 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.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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