Earned Run Average : 1913 American 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1913 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walter Johnson 1.14 (1.1445) Washington Senators 1
Eddie Cicotte 1.58 (1.5784) Chicago White Sox 2
Jim Scott 1.90 (1.9018) Chicago White Sox 3
Reb Russell 1.90 (1.9042) Chicago White Sox 4
Willie Mitchell 1.91 (1.9078) Cleveland Naps 5
Joe Boehling 2.14 (2.1416) Washington Senators 6
Chief Bender 2.21 (2.2056) Philadelphia Athletics 7
Cy Falkenberg 2.22 (2.2174) Cleveland Naps 8
Vean Gregg 2.24 (2.2369) Cleveland Naps 9
Dutch Leonard 2.39 (2.3946) Boston Red Sox 10
Ray Caldwell 2.41 (2.4097) New York Yankees 11
Hooks Dauss 2.48 (2.4800) Detroit Tigers 12
Fred Blanding 2.55 (2.5535) Cleveland Naps 13
Earl Hamilton 2.57 (2.5675) St. Louis Browns 14
Walt Leverenz 2.58 (2.5757) St. Louis Browns 15
Eddie Plank 2.60 (2.5962) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Ray Collins 2.63 (2.6270) Boston Red Sox 17
Russ Ford 2.66 (2.6582) New York Yankees 18
Hugh Bedient 2.78 (2.7799) Boston Red Sox 19
Jean Dubuc 2.89 (2.8929) Detroit Tigers 20
Boardwalk Brown 2.94 (2.9448) Philadelphia Athletics 21
Roy Mitchell 3.01 (3.0082) St. Louis Browns 22
Joe Engel 3.06 (3.0607) Washington Senators 23
Ed Willett 3.09 (3.0868) Detroit Tigers 24
George Baumgardner 3.13 (3.1263) St. Louis Browns 25



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?

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.

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).