Earned Run Average : 2005 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

2005 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Kevin Millwood 2.86 (2.8594) Cleveland Indians 1
Johan Santana 2.87 (2.8748) Minnesota Twins 2
Mark Buehrle 3.12 (3.1183) Chicago White Sox 3
Jarrod Washburn 3.20 (3.1974) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4
Carlos Silva 3.44 (3.4407) Minnesota Twins 5
John Lackey 3.45 (3.4450) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6
Kenny Rogers 3.46 (3.4556) Texas Rangers 7
Bartolo Colon 3.48 (3.4760) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8
Jon Garland 3.50 (3.5023) Chicago White Sox 9
Joe Blanton 3.53 (3.5315) Oakland Athletics 10
Jose Contreras 3.61 (3.6059) Chicago White Sox 11
Josh Towers 3.71 (3.7093) Toronto Blue Jays 12
Gustavo Chacin 3.72 (3.7241) Toronto Blue Jays 13
Dan Haren 3.73 (3.7327) Oakland Athletics 14
Paul Byrd 3.74 (3.7439) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 15
Scott Kazmir 3.77 (3.7742) Tampa Bay Devil Rays 16
Cliff Lee 3.79 (3.7871) Cleveland Indians 17
Randy Johnson 3.79 (3.7888) New York Yankees 18
Bruce Chen 3.83 (3.8311) Baltimore Orioles 19
Barry Zito 3.86 (3.8628) Oakland Athletics 20
Freddy Garcia 3.87 (3.8684) Chicago White Sox 21
C.C. Sabathia 4.03 (4.0271) Cleveland Indians 22
Brad Radke 4.04 (4.0365) Minnesota Twins 23
Tim Wakefield 4.15 (4.1539) Boston Red Sox 24
Kyle Lohse 4.18 (4.1810) Minnesota Twins 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.

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.