1971 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Tom Seaver	1.76 (1.7602)	New York Mets	1
Dave Roberts	2.10 (2.1026)	San Diego Padres	2
Don Wilson	2.45 (2.4515)	Houston Astros	3
Ken Forsch	2.53 (2.5327)	Houston Astros	4
Don Sutton	2.54 (2.5440)	Los Angeles Dodgers	5
Don Gullett	2.65 (2.6462)	Cincinnati Reds	6
Al Downing	2.68 (2.6760)	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Gaylord Perry	2.76 (2.7643)	San Francisco Giants	8
Fergie Jenkins	2.77 (2.7692)	Chicago Cubs	9
Clay Kirby	2.83 (2.8279)	San Diego Padres	10
Steve Blass	2.85 (2.8500)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Rick Wise	2.88 (2.8752)	Philadelphia Phillies	12
John Cumberland	2.92 (2.9189)	San Francisco Giants	13
Ray Sadecki	2.92 (2.9204)	New York Mets	14
Juan Marichal	2.94 (2.9355)	San Francisco Giants	15
Phil Niekro	2.98 (2.9814)	Atlanta Braves	16
Bob Gibson	3.04 (3.0407)	St. Louis Cardinals	17
Jerry Koosman	3.04 (3.0422)	New York Mets	18
Dock Ellis	3.06 (3.0573)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Bill Stoneman	3.15 (3.1459)	Montreal Expos	20
Gary Nolan	3.16 (3.1635)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Jim McGlothlin	3.22 (3.2168)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Gary Gentry	3.23 (3.2312)	New York Mets	23
Jack Billingham	3.39 (3.3898)	Houston Astros	24
Bill Hands	3.42 (3.4168)	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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.