Earned Run Average : 2001 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
 

2001 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Randy Johnson 2.49 (2.4873) Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Curt Schilling 2.98 (2.9805) Arizona Diamondbacks 2
John Burkett 3.04 (3.0365) Atlanta Braves 3
Greg Maddux 3.05 (3.0515) Atlanta Braves 4
Darryl Kile 3.09 (3.0880) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Matt Morris 3.16 (3.1618) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Russ Ortiz 3.29 (3.2927) San Francisco Giants 7
Al Leiter 3.32 (3.3150) New York Mets 8
Kerry Wood 3.36 (3.3556) Chicago Cubs 9
Wade Miller 3.40 (3.3962) Houston Astros 10
Javier Vazquez 3.42 (3.4203) Montreal Expos 11
Chan Ho Park 3.50 (3.5000) Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Tom Glavine 3.57 (3.5699) Atlanta Braves 13
Kevin Appier 3.57 (3.5710) New York Mets 14
Brad Penny 3.69 (3.6878) Florida Marlins 15
Randy Wolf 3.70 (3.6994) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jon Lieber 3.80 (3.7963) Chicago Cubs 17
Tony Armas, Jr. 4.03 (4.0271) Montreal Expos 18
A.J. Burnett 4.05 (4.0500) Florida Marlins 19
Woody Williams 4.05 (4.0500) San Diego Padres  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Robert Person 4.19 (4.1904) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Jason Bere 4.31 (4.3085) Chicago Cubs 22
Terry Adams 4.33 (4.3287) Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Shane Reynolds 4.34 (4.3358) Houston Astros 24
Kirk Rueter 4.42 (4.4232) San Francisco Giants 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.