1997 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Pedro Martinez	1.90 (1.9019)	Montreal Expos	1
Greg Maddux	2.20 (2.2049)	Atlanta Braves	2
Darryl Kile	2.57 (2.5697)	Houston Astros	3
Ismael Valdez	2.65 (2.6542)	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Kevin Brown	2.69 (2.6924)	Florida Marlins	5
Rick Reed	2.89 (2.8944)	New York Mets	6
Alan Benes	2.89 (2.8948)	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Tom Glavine	2.96 (2.9625)	Atlanta Braves	8
Denny Neagle	2.97 (2.9700)	Atlanta Braves	9
Curt Schilling	2.97 (2.9725)	Philadelphia Phillies	10
John Smoltz	3.02 (3.0234)	Atlanta Braves	11
Andy Benes	3.10 (3.1017)	St. Louis Cardinals	12
Shawn Estes	3.18 (3.1791)	San Francisco Giants	13
Matt Morris	3.19 (3.1935)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
Chan Ho Park	3.38 (3.3750)	Los Angeles Dodgers	15
Kirk Rueter	3.45 (3.4458)	San Francisco Giants	16
Chris Holt	3.52 (3.5199)	Houston Astros	17
Alex Fernandez	3.59 (3.5891)	Florida Marlins	18
Francisco Cordova	3.63 (3.6269)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Bobby Jones	3.63 (3.6310)	New York Mets	20
Mark Clark	3.82 (3.8195)	New York Mets	21
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Mike Hampton	3.83 (3.8341)	Houston Astros	22
Carlos Perez	3.88 (3.8758)	Montreal Expos	23
Todd Stottlemyre	3.88 (3.8785)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Dave Mlicki	4.00 (3.9966)	New York Mets	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). 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? 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.