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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.
The lowest career ERA is 1.82, set by Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh. In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and ...
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.
To accomplish this record, Ryan played the most seasons (27) in MLB history, [33] as well as being both second in career innings pitched in the live-ball era, and fourth among pitchers who have completed their careers in strikeouts per nine innings. The next closest player is Randy Johnson, who has 839 fewer strikeouts at 4,875. [36]
Both total runs and earned runs are tabulated as part of a pitcher's statistics, but earned runs are specially denoted because of their use in calculating a pitcher's earned run average (ERA), the number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e., averaged over a regulation game). Thus, in effect, the pitcher is held ...
Gibson is considered one of the greatest postseason pitchers in baseball history. Across three World Series and nine games started, he had a record of 7–2 with a 1.89 ERA and 92 strikeouts. [78] He became the second player, after Sandy Koufax, to win two World Series MVP awards, receiving the honor in 1964 and 1967. [79]
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