Earned Run Average : 1960 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
 

1960 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike McCormick 2.70 (2.7036) San Francisco Giants 1
Ernie Broglio 2.74 (2.7437) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Don Drysdale 2.84 (2.8439) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Stan Williams 3.00 (2.9952) Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Bob Friend 3.00 (3.0036) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Vern Law 3.08 (3.0810) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Johnny Podres 3.08 (3.0835) Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Bob Buhl 3.09 (3.0922) Milwaukee Braves 8
Sam Jones 3.19 (3.1923) San Francisco Giants 9
Billy O'Dell 3.20 (3.1974) San Francisco Giants 10
Lew Burdette 3.36 (3.3628) Milwaukee Braves 11
Larry Jackson 3.48 (3.4787) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Warren Spahn 3.50 (3.4969) Milwaukee Braves 13
Vinegar Bend Mizell 3.50 (3.4976) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Purkey 3.60 (3.5976) Cincinnati Reds 15
Gene Conley 3.68 (3.6818) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Dick Ellsworth 3.72 (3.7189) Chicago Cubs 17
Jim O'Toole 3.80 (3.8048) Cincinnati Reds 18
Jack Sanford 3.82 (3.8219) San Francisco Giants 19
John Buzhardt 3.86 (3.8636) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Sandy Koufax 3.91 (3.9086) Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Glen Hobbie 3.97 (3.9665) Chicago Cubs 22
Harvey Haddix 3.97 (3.9691) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Robin Roberts 4.02 (4.0197) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Bob Anderson 4.11 (4.1096) Chicago Cubs 25



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).

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.