Earned Run Average : 1921 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
 

1921 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Doak 2.59 (2.5879) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Babe Adams 2.64 (2.6438) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Whitey Glazner 2.77 (2.7692) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Eppa Rixey 2.78 (2.7807) Cincinnati Reds 4
Burleigh Grimes 2.83 (2.8280) Brooklyn Robins 5
Clarence Mitchell 2.89 (2.8895) Brooklyn Robins 6
Jesse Barnes 3.10 (3.0966) New York Giants 7
Wilbur Cooper 3.25 (3.2477) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Earl Hamilton 3.36 (3.3600) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bill Pertica 3.37 (3.3696) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Dolf Luque 3.38 (3.3750) Cincinnati Reds 11
Rube Marquard 3.39 (3.3877) Cincinnati Reds 12
Grover Alexander 3.39 (3.3929) Chicago Cubs 13
Dana Fillingim 3.45 (3.4548) Boston Braves 14
Jesse Haines 3.50 (3.4993) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Joe Oeschger 3.52 (3.5217) Boston Braves 16
Fred Toney 3.61 (3.6096) New York Giants 17
Art Nehf 3.63 (3.6253) New York Giants 18
Jack Scott 3.70 (3.6976) Boston Braves 19
Mule Watson 3.85 (3.8522) Boston Braves 20
Sherry Smith 3.90 (3.9011) Brooklyn Robins 21
Hugh McQuillan 4.00 (3.9960) Boston Braves 22
Buck Freeman 4.11 (4.1109) Chicago Cubs 23
Leon Cadore 4.17 (4.1669) Brooklyn Robins 24
Roy Walker 4.22 (4.2187) St. Louis Cardinals 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?

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.

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.