Earned Run Average : 1958 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)
 

1958 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stu Miller 2.47 (2.4725) San Francisco Giants 1
Sam Jones 2.88 (2.8800) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Lew Burdette 2.91 (2.9092) Milwaukee Braves 3
Warren Spahn 3.07 (3.0724) Milwaukee Braves 4
Robin Roberts 3.24 (3.2373) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Johnny Antonelli 3.28 (3.2772) San Francisco Giants 6
Jim Brosnan 3.35 (3.3480) Chicago Cubs 7
St. Louis Cardinals  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 3.42 (3.4165) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Harvey Haddix 3.52 (3.5217) Cincinnati Redlegs 9
Ron Kline 3.53 (3.5267) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Bob Purkey 3.60 (3.6000) Cincinnati Redlegs 11
Bob Friend 3.68 (3.6788) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Larry Jackson 3.68 (3.6818) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Johnny Podres 3.72 (3.7227) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Glen Hobbie 3.74 (3.7426) Chicago Cubs 15
Joe Nuxhall 3.79 (3.7913) Cincinnati Redlegs 16
Ray Semproch 3.92 (3.9201) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Vern Law 3.96 (3.9588) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Brooks Lawrence 4.13 (4.1271) Cincinnati Redlegs 19
Don Drysdale 4.17 (4.1669) Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Ruben Gomez 4.38 (4.3772) San Francisco Giants 21
Curt Simmons 4.38 (4.3842) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Jack Sanford 4.44 (4.4437) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Sandy Koufax 4.48 (4.4811) Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Mike McCormick 4.59 (4.5925) San Francisco Giants 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.

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.

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).