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1898 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

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Clark Griffith led all of MLB in earned run average in 1898 with 1.88, 0.22 ahead of Al Maul (2.10).

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# Player Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1 Clark Griffith Clark Griffith CHN 24 10 1.88 38 38 0 325.2 305 68 1 64 97 1.13
2 Al Maul Al Maul BLN 20 7 2.10 28 28 0 239.2 207 56 3 49 31 1.07
3 Kid Nichols Kid Nichols BSN 31 12 2.13 50 42 4 388.0 316 92 7 85 138 1.03
4 James McJames James McJames BLN 27 15 2.36 45 42 0 374.0 327 98 5 113 178 1.18
5 Jimmy Callahan Jimmy Callahan CHN 20 10 2.46 31 31 0 274.1 267 75 2 71 73 1.23
6 Cy Young Cy Young CL4 25 13 2.53 46 41 0 377.2 387 106 6 41 101 1.13
7 Vic Willis Vic Willis BSN 25 13 2.84 41 38 0 311.0 264 98 5 148 160 1.33
8 Ted Lewis Ted Lewis BSN 26 8 2.90 41 33 2 313.1 267 101 9 109 72 1.20
9 Jesse Tannehill PIT 25 13 2.95 43 38 2 326.2 338 107 2 63 93 1.23
10 Jack Powell Jack Powell CL4 23 15 3.00 42 41 0 342.0 328 114 8 112 93 1.29
11 Al Orth Al Orth PHI 15 13 3.02 32 28 0 250.0 290 84 2 53 52 1.37
12 Amos Rusie Amos Rusie NY1 20 11 3.03 37 36 1 300.0 288 101 6 103 114 1.30
13 Frank Dwyer Frank Dwyer CIN 16 10 3.04 31 28 0 240.0 257 81 3 42 29 1.25
14 Walt Woods CHN 9 13 3.14 27 22 0 215.0 224 75 7 59 26 1.32
15 Bert Cunningham Bert Cunningham LS3 28 15 3.16 44 42 0 362.0 387 127 8 65 34 1.25
16 Cy Seymour Cy Seymour NY1 25 19 3.18 45 43 0 356.2 313 126 4 213 239 1.48
17 Wiley Piatt Wiley Piatt PHI 24 14 3.18 39 37 0 306.0 285 108 2 97 121 1.25
18 Jay Hughes Jay Hughes BLN 23 12 3.20 38 35 0 300.2 268 107 4 100 81 1.22
19 Jim Gardner PIT 10 13 3.21 25 22 0 185.1 179 66 3 48 41 1.23
20 Jack Fifield PHI 11 9 3.31 21 21 0 171.1 170 63 2 60 31 1.34
21 Walter Thornton CHN 13 10 3.34 28 25 0 215.1 226 80 4 56 56 1.31
22 Pink Hawley Pink Hawley CIN 27 11 3.37 43 37 0 331.0 357 124 5 91 69 1.35
23 Brickyard Kennedy Brickyard Kennedy BRO 16 22 3.37 40 39 0 339.1 360 127 12 123 73 1.42
24 Theodore Breitenstein Theodore Breitenstein CIN 20 14 3.42 39 37 0 315.2 313 120 2 123 68 1.38
25 Billy Rhines PIT 12 16 3.52 31 29 0 258.0 289 101 0 61 48 1.36
26 Red Donahue Red Donahue PHI 16 17 3.55 35 35 0 284.1 327 112 7 80 57 1.43
27 Jerry Nops BLN 16 9 3.56 33 29 0 235.0 241 93 5 78 91 1.36
28 Jack Dunn Jack Dunn BRO 16 21 3.60 41 37 0 322.2 352 129 10 82 66 1.35
29 Zeke Wilson Zeke Wilson CL4 13 18 3.60 33 31 0 254.2 307 102 4 51 45 1.41
30 Bill Dammann CIN 16 10 3.61 35 22 2 224.2 277 90 3 67 51 1.53
31 Joe Yeager Joe Yeager BRO 12 22 3.65 36 33 0 291.1 333 118 4 80 70 1.42
32 Frank Killen Frank Killen PIT +1 16 20 3.68 40 39 0 306.0 350 125 7 70 91 1.37
33 Ed Doheny Ed Doheny NY1 7 19 3.68 28 27 0 213.0 238 87 1 101 96 1.59
34 Jouett Meekin Jouett Meekin NY1 16 18 3.77 38 37 0 320.0 329 134 9 108 82 1.37
35 Fred Klobedanz BSN 19 10 3.89 35 33 0 270.2 281 117 13 99 51 1.40
36 Jack Taylor SLN 15 29 3.90 50 47 1 397.1 465 172 14 83 89 1.38
37 Jim Hughey Jim Hughey SLN 7 24 3.93 35 33 0 283.2 325 124 2 71 74 1.40
38 Bill Hill CIN 13 14 3.98 33 32 0 262.0 261 116 3 119 75 1.45
39 Bill Dinneen Bill Dinneen WAS 9 16 4.00 29 27 0 218.1 238 97 6 88 83 1.49
40 Bill Magee Bill Magee LS3 16 15 4.05 38 33 0 295.1 294 133 8 129 55 1.43
41 Pete Dowling LS3 13 20 4.16 36 32 0 285.2 284 132 7 120 84 1.41
42 Willie Sudhoff SLN 11 27 4.34 41 38 1 315.0 355 152 11 102 65 1.45
43 Gus Weyhing Gus Weyhing WAS 15 26 4.51 45 42 0 361.0 428 181 10 84 92 1.42
44 Win Mercer Win Mercer WAS 12 18 4.81 33 30 0 233.2 309 125 3 71 52 1.63
45 Ralph Miller BRO 4 14 5.34 23 21 0 151.2 161 90 4 86 43 1.63
46 Chick Fraser Chick Fraser LS3 +1 9 20 5.36 32 32 0 245.0 279 146 6 112 77 1.60