Earned Run Average : 1932 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1932 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lon Warneke 2.37 (2.3718) Chicago Cubs 1
Carl Hubbell 2.50 (2.5035) New York Giants 2
Huck Betts 2.80 (2.8015) Boston Braves 3
Steve Swetonic 2.82 (2.8217) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Red Lucas 2.94 (2.9406) Cincinnati Reds 5
Larry French 3.02 (3.0182) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Tom Zachary 3.10 (3.0991) Boston Braves 7
Bill Hallahan 3.11 (3.1134) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Guy Bush 3.21 (3.2053) Chicago Cubs 9
Si Johnson 3.27 (3.2694) Cincinnati Reds 10
Bob Brown 3.30 (3.2958) Boston Braves 11
Dizzy Dean 3.30 (3.3042) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Pat Malone 3.38 (3.3797) Chicago Cubs 13
Watty Clark 3.49 (3.4945) Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Charlie Root 3.58 (3.5778) Chicago Cubs 15
Flint Rhem 3.58 (3.5808) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Swift 3.61 (3.6112) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Bill Harris 3.64 (3.6429) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Snipe Hansen 3.72 (3.7225) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Heinie Meine 3.86 (3.8646) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Ray Kolp 3.89 (3.8893) Cincinnati Reds 21
Ed Holley 3.95 (3.9474) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Ed Brandt 3.97 (3.9685) Boston Braves 23
Fred Heimach 3.97 (3.9722) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Ray Benge 4.05 (4.0480) Philadelphia Phillies 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?

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.

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.