Earned Run Average : 1933 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)
 

1933 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 1.66 (1.6620) New York Giants 1
Lon Warneke 2.00 (2.0046) Chicago Cubs 2
Hal Schumacher 2.16 (2.1572) New York Giants 3
Ed Brandt 2.60 (2.5968) Boston Braves 4
Charlie Root 2.60 (2.5997) Chicago Cubs 5
Ben Cantwell 2.62 (2.6152) Boston Braves 6
Larry French 2.72 (2.7185) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Van Mungo 2.72 (2.7218) Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Guy Bush 2.75 (2.7452) Chicago Cubs 9
Huck Betts 2.79 (2.7893) Boston Braves 10
Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.90 (2.8967) New York Giants 11
Dizzy Dean 3.04 (3.0410) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bill Swift 3.13 (3.1328) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Fred Frankhouse 3.16 (3.1635) Boston Braves 14
Roy Parmelee 3.17 (3.1741) New York Giants 15
Bud Tinning 3.18 (3.1825) Chicago Cubs 16
Paul Derringer 3.30 (3.3024) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Cincinnati Reds  
Tex Carleton 3.38 (3.3791) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Red Lucas 3.40 (3.4006) Cincinnati Reds 19
Bill Walker 3.42 (3.4177) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Ray Benge 3.42 (3.4242) Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Si Johnson 3.49 (3.4921) Cincinnati Reds 22
Steve Swetonic 3.50 (3.4980) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Bill Hallahan 3.50 (3.4993) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Ed Holley 3.53 (3.5274) 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?

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).

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.