1996 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Kevin Brown	1.89 (1.8927)	Florida Marlins	1
Greg Maddux	2.72 (2.7184)	Atlanta Braves	2
Al Leiter	2.93 (2.9257)	Florida Marlins	3
John Smoltz	2.94 (2.9448)	Atlanta Braves	4
Tom Glavine	2.98 (2.9830)	Atlanta Braves	5
Steve Trachsel	3.03 (3.0293)	Chicago Cubs	6
Curt Schilling	3.19 (3.1909)	Philadelphia Phillies	7
Hideo Nomo	3.19 (3.1927)	Los Angeles Dodgers	8
Jeff Fassero	3.30 (3.3022)	Montreal Expos	9
Ismael Valdez	3.32 (3.3200)	Los Angeles Dodgers	10
Ramon Martinez	3.42 (3.4150)	Los Angeles Dodgers	11
Mark Clark	3.43 (3.4333)	New York Mets	12
Pedro Astacio	3.44 (3.4441)	Los Angeles Dodgers	13
Denny Neagle	3.50 (3.4970)	Pittsburgh Pirates	14
		Atlanta Braves
Donovan Osborne	3.53 (3.5336)	St. Louis Cardinals	15
Mike Hampton	3.59 (3.5925)	Houston Astros	16
Fernando Valenzuela	3.62 (3.6175)	San Diego Padres	17
John Smiley	3.64 (3.6442)	Cincinnati Reds	18
Shane Reynolds	3.65 (3.6527)	Houston Astros	19
Pedro Martinez	3.70 (3.6969)	Montreal Expos	20
Danny Darwin	3.77 (3.7713)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
		Houston Astros
Andy Benes	3.83 (3.8292)	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Dave Burba	3.83 (3.8308)	Cincinnati Reds	23
Todd Stottlemyre	3.87 (3.8687)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Jaime Navarro	3.92 (3.9169)	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

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