Earned Run Average : 1995 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
 

1995 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Greg Maddux 1.63 (1.6312) Atlanta Braves 1
Hideo Nomo 2.54 (2.5401) Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Andy Ashby 2.94 (2.9429) San Diego Padres 3
Ismael Valdez 3.05 (3.0506) Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Tom Glavine 3.08 (3.0805) Atlanta Braves 5
Joey Hamilton 3.08 (3.0832) San Diego Padres 6
John Smoltz 3.18 (3.1765) Atlanta Braves 7
Frank Castillo 3.21 (3.2074) Chicago Cubs 8
Pete Schourek 3.22 (3.2154) Cincinnati Reds 9
Jaime Navarro 3.28 (3.2795) Chicago Cubs 10
Denny Neagle 3.43 (3.4340) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Pat Rapp 3.44 (3.4422) Florida Marlins 12
John Smiley 3.46 (3.4641) Cincinnati Reds 13
Shane Reynolds 3.47 (3.4701) Houston Astros 14
Tom Candiotti 3.50 (3.4991) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Pedro Martinez 3.51 (3.5137) Montreal Expos 16
Ramon Martinez 3.66 (3.6640) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Chris Hammond 3.80 (3.8012) Florida Marlins 18
Mark Leiter 3.82 (3.8177) San Francisco Giants 19
Mark Portugal 4.01 (4.0128) San Francisco Giants 20
Cincinnati Reds  
Bobby Jones 4.19 (4.1857) New York Mets 21
Kevin Ritz 4.21 (4.2058) Colorado Rockies 22
Dave Mlicki 4.26 (4.2573) New York Mets 23
John Burkett 4.30 (4.3009) Florida Marlins 24
Jeff Fassero 4.33 (4.3333) Montreal Expos 25



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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.