2008 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Johan Santana	2.53 (2.5349)	New York Mets	1
Tim Lincecum	2.62 (2.6167)	San Francisco Giants	2
Jake Peavy	2.85 (2.8504)	San Diego Padres	3
Ryan Dempster	2.96 (2.9614)	Chicago Cubs	4
Ben Sheets	3.09 (3.0858)	Milwaukee Brewers	5
Cole Hamels	3.09 (3.0880)	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Chad Billingsley	3.14 (3.1396)	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Edinson Volquez	3.21 (3.2143)	Cincinnati Reds	8
Derek Lowe	3.24 (3.2417)	Los Angeles Dodgers	9
Brandon Webb	3.30 (3.2957)	Arizona Diamondbacks	10
Dan Haren	3.33 (3.3333)	Arizona Diamondbacks	11
Ricky Nolasco	3.52 (3.5181)	Florida Marlins	12
Roy Oswalt	3.54 (3.5369)	Houston Astros	13
Jair Jurrjens	3.68 (3.6797)	Atlanta Braves	14
Paul Maholm	3.71 (3.7077)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Todd Wellemeyer	3.71 (3.7097)	St. Louis Cardinals	16
Jamie Moyer	3.71 (3.7131)	Philadelphia Phillies	17
Mike Pelfrey	3.72 (3.7227)	New York Mets	18
Hiroki Kuroda	3.73 (3.7310)	Los Angeles Dodgers	19
Matt Cain	3.76 (3.7627)	San Francisco Giants	20
Kyle Lohse	3.78 (3.7800)	St. Louis Cardinals	21
John Lannan	3.91 (3.9066)	Washington Nationals	22
Carlos Zambrano	3.91 (3.9118)	Chicago Cubs	23
Randy Johnson	3.91 (3.9130)	Arizona Diamondbacks	24
Aaron Cook	3.96 (3.9606)	Colorado Rockies	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.