Earned Run Average : 1985 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1985 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dave Stieb 2.48 (2.4792) Toronto Blue Jays 1
Charlie Leibrandt 2.69 (2.6886) Kansas City Royals 2
Bret Saberhagen 2.87 (2.8683) Kansas City Royals 3
Jimmy Key 3.00 (3.0047) Toronto Blue Jays 4
Bert Blyleven 3.16 (3.1566) Cleveland Indians 5
Minnesota Twins  
Tom Seaver 3.17 (3.1676) Chicago White Sox 6
Ron Guidry 3.27 (3.2664) New York Yankees 7
Charlie Hough 3.31 (3.3076) Texas Rangers 8
Jack Morris 3.33 (3.3268) Detroit Tigers 9
Dan Petry 3.36 (3.3561) Detroit Tigers 10
Danny Jackson 3.42 (3.4183) Kansas City Royals 11
Doyle Alexander 3.45 (3.4527) Toronto Blue Jays 12
Mike Moore 3.46 (3.4615) Seattle Mariners 13
Mike Witt 3.56 (3.5640) California Angels 14
Ken Dixon 3.67 (3.6667) Baltimore Orioles 15
Oil Can Boyd 3.70 (3.7014) Boston Red Sox 16
Danny Darwin 3.80 (3.8040) Milwaukee Brewers 17
Moose Haas 3.84 (3.8412) Milwaukee Brewers 18
Walt Terrell 3.85 (3.8515) Detroit Tigers 19
Don Sutton 3.86 (3.8628) Oakland Athletics 20
California Angels  
Teddy Higuera 3.90 (3.8995) Milwaukee Brewers 21
Britt Burns 3.96 (3.9648) Chicago White Sox 22
Al Nipper 4.06 (4.0556) Boston Red Sox 23
Mark Gubicza 4.06 (4.0602) Kansas City Royals 24
Mike Boddicker 4.07 (4.0721) Baltimore Orioles 25



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).