Earned Run Average : 1902 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1902 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Taylor 1.33 (1.3306) Chicago Cubs 1
Noodles Hahn 1.77 (1.7664) Cincinnati Reds 2
Jesse Tannehill 1.95 (1.9481) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Carl Lundgren 1.97 (1.9688) Chicago Cubs 4
Deacon Phillippe 2.05 (2.0515) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Joe McGinnity 2.06 (2.0588) New York Giants 6
Ed Poole 2.10 (2.0959) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Cincinnati Reds  
Christy Mathewson 2.11 (2.1145) New York Giants 8
Jack Chesbro 2.17 (2.1688) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Vic Willis 2.20 (2.1951) Boston Beaneaters 10
Dummy Taylor 2.29 (2.2874) New York Giants 11
Sam Leever 2.39 (2.3919) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Jock Menefee 2.42 (2.4172) Chicago Cubs 13
Doc Newton 2.42 (2.4174) Brooklyn Superbas 14
Bill Phillips 2.51 (2.5093) Cincinnati Reds 15
Pop Williams 2.51 (2.5125) Chicago Cubs 16
Togie Pittinger 2.52 (2.5197) Boston Beaneaters 17
Doc White 2.53 (2.5294) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Ed Doheny 2.53 (2.5327) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
John Malarkey 2.59 (2.5890) Boston Beaneaters 20
Mal Eason 2.61 (2.6077) Chicago Cubs 21
Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Donovan 2.78 (2.7816) Brooklyn Superbas 22
Frank Kitson 2.84 (2.8421) Brooklyn Superbas 23
Jay Hughes 2.87 (2.8701) Brooklyn Superbas 24
Mike O'Neill 2.90 (2.9029) St. Louis Cardinals 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.

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.