Earned Run Average : 1994 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1994 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Greg Maddux 1.56 (1.5594) Atlanta Braves 1
Bret Saberhagen 2.74 (2.7406) New York Mets 2
Doug Drabek 2.84 (2.8421) Houston Astros 3
Jeff Fassero 2.99 (2.9856) Montreal Expos 4
Shane Reynolds 3.05 (3.0484) Houston Astros 5
Jose Rijo 3.08 (3.0812) Cincinnati Reds 6
Bobby Jones 3.15 (3.1500) New York Mets 7
Steve Trachsel 3.21 (3.2055) Chicago Cubs 8
Danny Jackson 3.26 (3.2621) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Zane Smith 3.27 (3.2675) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Ken Hill 3.32 (3.3168) Montreal Expos 11
Andy Ashby 3.40 (3.3955) San Diego Padres 12
Pedro Martinez 3.42 (3.4217) Montreal Expos 13
Kevin Gross 3.60 (3.6038) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
John Burkett 3.62 (3.6151) San Francisco Giants 15
Orel Hershiser 3.79 (3.7906) Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Pat Rapp 3.85 (3.8475) Florida Marlins 17
John Smiley 3.86 (3.8571) Cincinnati Reds 18
Andy Benes 3.86 (3.8646) San Diego Padres 19
Mark Portugal 3.93 (3.9320) San Francisco Giants 20
Ramon Martinez 3.97 (3.9706) Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Tom Glavine 3.97 (3.9738) Atlanta Braves 22
Steve Avery 4.04 (4.0352) Atlanta Braves 23
Erik Hanson 4.11 (4.1087) Cincinnati Reds 24
Tom Candiotti 4.12 (4.1176) Los Angeles Dodgers 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.

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.