Earned Run Average : 1925 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1925 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dolf Luque 2.63 (2.6289) Cincinnati Reds 1
Eppa Rixey 2.88 (2.8817) Cincinnati Reds 2
Pete Donohue 3.08 (3.0797) Cincinnati Reds 3
Larry Benton 3.09 (3.0927) Boston Braves 4
Bill Sherdel 3.11 (3.1050) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Jack Scott 3.15 (3.1544) New York Giants 6
Grover Alexander 3.39 (3.3941) Chicago Cubs 7
Johnny Cooney 3.48 (3.4803) Boston Braves 8
Dazzy Vance 3.53 (3.5276) Brooklyn Robins 9
Virgil Barnes 3.53 (3.5323) New York Giants 10
Vic Aldridge 3.63 (3.6281) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Lee Meadows 3.67 (3.6658) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Ray Kremer 3.69 (3.6894) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Art Nehf 3.77 (3.7742) New York Giants 14
Kent Greenfield 3.88 (3.8796) New York Giants 15
Johnny Morrison 3.88 (3.8815) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Joe Genewich 3.99 (3.9941) Boston Braves 17
Allen Sothoron 4.05 (4.0471) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Emil Yde 4.13 (4.1304) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Hal Carlson 4.23 (4.2308) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Wilbur Cooper 4.28 (4.2810) Chicago Cubs 21
Guy Bush 4.30 (4.3022) Chicago Cubs 22
Jimmy Ring 4.37 (4.3667) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Skinny Graham 4.41 (4.4140) Boston Braves 24
Tony Kaufmann 4.50 (4.5000) Chicago Cubs 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.

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.