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Jake Peavy's 2007 ERA of 2.54 led all National League pitchers. [24] Johan Santana won the ERA title in his first National League season after eight years with the Minnesota Twins. Chris Carpenter had the lowest ERA in the National League in 2009. Clayton Kershaw is the first pitcher in history to lead MLB in ERA for 4 consecutive years (2011 ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e., the traditional length of a game). It is calculated by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine.
In his nine years as a Yankees pitcher, Peterson had a 109–106 record, with a 3.10 ERA and 893 strikeouts. [11] Between 1969 and 1972, Peterson was one of the most successful left handed pitchers in baseball; only Mike Cuellar, Mickey Lolich, and Dave McNally won more games in the American League than Peterson did during those four years. [3]
The history of baseball can be broken down into various aspects: by era, by locale, by organizational-type, game evolution, as well as by political and cultural influence. The game evolved from older bat-and-ball games already being played in England by the mid-18th century.
Pages in category "Baseball pitchers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,506 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Among pitchers whose entire careers were in the post-1920 live-ball era, Warren Spahn [5] has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers. [6] Roger Clemens [7] is the only pitcher with 300 wins or more not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
While the Dodgers' signing of Robinson was a key moment in baseball and civil rights history, it prompted the decline of the Negro leagues. The best black players were now recruited for the Major Leagues, and black fans followed. The last Negro league teams folded in the 1960s. Pitchers dominated the game in the 1960s and early 1970s.
During this era of baseball, the game was an amateur sport, and clubs served as social organizations with sporting activities rather than as strictly sports alliances. Creighton was described as principled, unassuming, and gentlemanly — traits considered ideal during the amateur era. [ 4 ]