1983 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Atlee Hammaker	2.25 (2.2457)	San Francisco Giants	1
John Denny	2.37 (2.3736)	Philadelphia Phillies	2
Bob Welch	2.65 (2.6471)	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Mario Soto	2.70 (2.6967)	Cincinnati Reds	4
Alejandro Pena	2.75 (2.7458)	Los Angeles Dodgers	5
Jerry Reuss	2.94 (2.9418)	Los Angeles Dodgers	6
Nolan Ryan	2.98 (2.9796)	Houston Astros	7
Craig McMurtry	3.08 (3.0846)	Atlanta Braves	8
Rick Rhoden	3.09 (3.0941)	Pittsburgh Pirates	9
Steve Carlton	3.11 (3.1093)	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Charlie Lea	3.12 (3.1216)	Montreal Expos	11
Bob Knepper	3.19 (3.1921)	Houston Astros	12
Steve Rogers	3.23 (3.2308)	Montreal Expos	13
John Candelaria	3.23 (3.2327)	Pittsburgh Pirates	14
Larry McWilliams	3.25 (3.2521)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Charles Hudson	3.35 (3.3484)	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Pascual Perez	3.43 (3.4272)	Atlanta Braves	17
Joe Niekro	3.48 (3.4817)	Houston Astros	18
Tom Seaver	3.55 (3.5455)	New York Mets	19
Dave Dravecky	3.58 (3.5771)	San Diego Padres	20
Lee Tunnell	3.65 (3.6473)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
John Stuper	3.68 (3.6818)	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Fernando Valenzuela	3.75 (3.7471)	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
Bill Gullickson	3.75 (3.7510)	Montreal Expos	24
Fred Breining	3.82 (3.8191)	San Francisco Giants	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). 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. 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?