1974 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Buzz Capra	2.28 (2.2811)	Atlanta Braves	1
Phil Niekro	2.38 (2.3815)	Atlanta Braves	2
Jon Matlack	2.41 (2.4083)	New York Mets	3
Mike Marshall	2.42 (2.4192)	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Andy Messersmith	2.59 (2.5861)	Los Angeles Dodgers	5
Lynn McGlothen	2.69 (2.6924)	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Jim Barr	2.74 (2.7413)	San Francisco Giants	7
Jim Rooker	2.78 (2.7754)	Pittsburgh Pirates	8
Larry Dierker	2.90 (2.8972)	Houston Astros	9
Mike Caldwell	2.95 (2.9472)	San Francisco Giants	10
Don Gullett	3.04 (3.0370)	Cincinnati Reds	11
Don Wilson	3.08 (3.0782)	Houston Astros	12
Fred Norman	3.14 (3.1395)	Cincinnati Reds	13
Carl Morton	3.15 (3.1456)	Atlanta Braves	14
Dock Ellis	3.16 (3.1585)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Tom Seaver	3.20 (3.2034)	New York Mets	16
Jim Lonborg	3.21 (3.2120)	Philadelphia Phillies	17
Steve Carlton	3.22 (3.2165)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
Don Sutton	3.23 (3.2283)	Los Angeles Dodgers	19
Clay Kirby	3.28 (3.2775)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Ken Brett	3.30 (3.2984)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Jerry Koosman	3.36 (3.3623)	New York Mets	22
Ron Reed	3.39 (3.3871)	Atlanta Braves	23
Dave Roberts	3.40 (3.3971)	Houston Astros	24
Jerry Reuss	3.50 (3.4962)	Pittsburgh Pirates	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.