Earned Run Average : 1918 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
 

1918 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hippo Vaughn 1.74 (1.7359) Chicago Cubs 1
Lefty Tyler 2.01 (2.0050) Chicago Cubs 2
Wilbur Cooper 2.11 (2.1073) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Phil Douglas 2.13 (2.1255) Chicago Cubs 4
Burleigh Grimes 2.14 (2.1360) Brooklyn Robins 5
Slim Sallee 2.25 (2.2500) New York Giants 6
Red Ames 2.31 (2.3081) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Hod Eller 2.36 (2.3568) Cincinnati Reds 8
Frank Miller 2.38 (2.3777) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bill Doak 2.43 (2.4313) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Fred Toney 2.43 (2.4324) Cincinnati Reds 11
New York Giants  
Rube Bressler 2.46 (2.4609) Cincinnati Reds 12
Al Demaree 2.47 (2.4718) New York Giants 13
Bunny Hearn 2.49 (2.4934) Boston Braves 14
Brad Hogg 2.53 (2.5263) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Dick Rudolph 2.57 (2.5714) Boston Braves 16
Roy Sanders 2.60 (2.5962) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Rube Marquard 2.64 (2.6360) Brooklyn Robins 18
Erskine Mayer 2.65 (2.6525) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Art Nehf 2.69 (2.6905) Boston Braves 20
Bill Sherdel 2.71 (2.7148) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Pol Perritt 2.74 (2.7425) New York Giants 22
Claude Hendrix 2.78 (2.7811) Chicago Cubs 23
Red Causey 2.79 (2.7853) New York Giants 24
Jimmy Ring 2.85 (2.8454) Cincinnati Reds 25



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

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 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?