Earned Run Average : 1926 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
 

1926 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ray Kremer 2.61 (2.6066) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Charlie Root 2.82 (2.8194) Chicago Cubs 2
Jesse Petty 2.84 (2.8404) Brooklyn Robins 3
Guy Bush 2.86 (2.8602) Chicago Cubs 4
Virgil Barnes 2.87 (2.8703) New York Giants 5
Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88 (2.8767) New York Giants 6
Tony Kaufmann 3.02 (3.0236) Chicago Cubs 7
Doug McWeeny 3.04 (3.0370) Brooklyn Robins 8
Grover Alexander 3.05 (3.0549) Chicago Cubs 9
St. Louis Cardinals  
Percy Jones 3.09 (3.0873) Chicago Cubs 10
Carl Mays 3.14 (3.1388) Cincinnati Reds 11
Flint Rhem 3.21 (3.2093) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Jakie May 3.22 (3.2207) Cincinnati Reds 13
Hal Carlson 3.23 (3.2319) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Jesse Haines 3.25 (3.2459) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Johnny Werts 3.28 (3.2799) Boston Braves 16
Pete Donohue 3.37 (3.3711) Cincinnati Reds 17
Eppa Rixey 3.40 (3.3991) Cincinnati Reds 18
Dolf Luque 3.43 (3.4280) Cincinnati Reds 19
Bill Sherdel 3.49 (3.4901) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Sheriff Blake 3.60 (3.5970) Chicago Cubs 21
Emil Yde 3.65 (3.6513) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Red Lucas 3.68 (3.6818) Cincinnati Reds 23
Burleigh Grimes 3.71 (3.7145) Brooklyn Robins 24
Hugh McQuillan 3.72 (3.7186) New York Giants 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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.