1945 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders
Earned runs allowed per nine innings
Garnett Blair led all of MLB in earned run average in 1945 with 0.96, 0.77 ahead of Barney Morris (1.73). It stands 3rd among all single seasons in MLB history.
Showing pitchers with at least 46.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players
| # | Player | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garnett Blair | HG | 5 | 1 | 0.96 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 47.0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 2 | Barney Morris | NYC | 2 | 2 | 1.73 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41.2 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 0.98 |
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DET | 25 | 9 | 1.81 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 313.1 | 239 | 63 | 5 | 110 | 212 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Al Benton | DET | 13 | 8 | 2.02 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 191.2 | 175 | 43 | 7 | 63 | 76 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Roger Wolff | WS1 | 20 | 10 | 2.12 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 250.0 | 200 | 59 | 7 | 53 | 108 | 1.01 |
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WS1 | 17 | 7 | 2.12 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 216.0 | 208 | 51 | 5 | 35 | 96 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Eugene Bremer | CBE | 7 | 1 | 2.38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 68.0 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Ray Prim | CHN | 13 | 8 | 2.40 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 165.1 | 142 | 44 | 9 | 23 | 88 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Thornton Lee | CHA | 15 | 12 | 2.44 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 228.1 | 208 | 62 | 6 | 76 | 108 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Claude Passeau | CHN | 17 | 9 | 2.46 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 227.0 | 205 | 62 | 4 | 59 | 98 | 1.16 |
| 11 | Nels Potter | SLA | 15 | 11 | 2.47 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 255.1 | 212 | 70 | 10 | 68 | 129 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Harry Brecheen | SLN | 15 | 4 | 2.52 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 157.1 | 136 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 63 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Steve Gromek | CLE | 19 | 9 | 2.55 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 251.0 | 229 | 71 | 6 | 66 | 101 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Roy Welmaker | HG | 12 | 2 | 2.59 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 135.2 | 124 | 39 | 3 | 38 | 80 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Bill Ricks | PS | 4 | 2 | 2.60 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 72.2 | 66 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 48 | 1.20 |
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NE | 3 | 3 | 2.60 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 55.1 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 1.07 |
| 17 | Roy Partlow | PS | 8 | 4 | 2.63 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 113.0 | 94 | 33 | 2 | 36 | 80 | 1.15 |
| 18 |
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NYA +1 | 21 | 7 | 2.65 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 254.2 | 212 | 75 | 8 | 105 | 82 | 1.25 |
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CHN | 22 | 10 | 2.68 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 278.1 | 272 | 83 | 17 | 55 | 77 | 1.18 |
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CIN | 10 | 10 | 2.68 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 168.0 | 166 | 50 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 21 | Al Hollingsworth | SLA | 12 | 9 | 2.70 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 173.1 | 164 | 52 | 4 | 68 | 64 | 1.34 |
| 22 | Henry Miller | PS | 4 | 3 | 2.72 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 46.1 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 1.36 |
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PIT | 14 | 13 | 2.87 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 235.0 | 228 | 75 | 11 | 46 | 148 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Ken Burkhart | SLN | 18 | 8 | 2.90 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 217.1 | 206 | 70 | 9 | 66 | 67 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Patricio Scantlebury | NYC | 4 | 1 | 2.90 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 49.2 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 1.21 |
| 26 | Andy Porter | BEG | 8 | 2 | 2.94 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 95.0 | 96 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 1.24 |
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BOS | 21 | 10 | 2.96 | 35 | 31 | 2 | 264.2 | 263 | 87 | 6 | 85 | 94 | 1.32 |
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PHI | 8 | 8 | 2.99 | 67 | 2 | 15 | 180.2 | 175 | 60 | 7 | 50 | 51 | 1.25 |
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SLN +1 | 23 | 12 | 3.00 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 284.2 | 287 | 95 | 18 | 54 | 76 | 1.20 |
| 30 |
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PIT | 10 | 8 | 3.03 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 169.1 | 184 | 57 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 1.36 |
| 31 | Bill Byrd | BEG | 11 | 5 | 3.10 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 130.2 | 133 | 45 | 2 | 28 | 91 | 1.23 |
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DET | 18 | 15 | 3.14 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 246.1 | 252 | 86 | 8 | 79 | 97 | 1.34 |
| 33 | Leniel Hooker | NE | 2 | 6 | 3.15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 60.0 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 1.32 |
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WS1 | 7 | 12 | 3.16 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 176.2 | 161 | 62 | 7 | 73 | 90 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Jim LaMarque | KCM | 7 | 2 | 3.16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 91.0 | 81 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 71 | 1.14 |
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PHA | 13 | 13 | 3.17 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 227.1 | 213 | 80 | 9 | 75 | 100 | 1.27 |
| 37 | Bob Logan | BSN | 7 | 11 | 3.18 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 187.0 | 213 | 66 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 1.42 |
| 38 | Booker McDaniel | KCM | 9 | 5 | 3.18 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 152.2 | 145 | 54 | 4 | 35 | 117 | 1.18 |
| 39 | Gentry Jessup | CAG | 6 | 4 | 3.19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 79.0 | 65 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 1.13 |
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CLE | 18 | 12 | 3.20 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 247.1 | 227 | 88 | 7 | 130 | 112 | 1.44 |
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NY1 | 14 | 7 | 3.20 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 183.0 | 161 | 65 | 4 | 71 | 101 | 1.27 |
| 42 | Harry Feldman | NY1 | 12 | 13 | 3.27 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 217.2 | 213 | 79 | 14 | 69 | 74 | 1.30 |
| 43 | Hilton Smith | KCM | 6 | 4 | 3.27 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 77.0 | 76 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 1.23 |
| 44 |
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PHA | 8 | 20 | 3.29 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 257.1 | 255 | 94 | 12 | 103 | 127 | 1.39 |
| 45 |
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NYA | 8 | 11 | 3.29 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 180.2 | 186 | 66 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 1.15 |
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BRO | 10 | 11 | 3.31 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 203.2 | 195 | 75 | 11 | 86 | 64 | 1.38 |
| 47 | Nick Strincevich | PIT | 16 | 10 | 3.31 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 228.1 | 235 | 84 | 7 | 49 | 74 | 1.24 |
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WS1 | 14 | 13 | 3.32 | 44 | 27 | 2 | 233.1 | 235 | 86 | 3 | 91 | 66 | 1.40 |
| 49 | Neck Stanley | NBY | 5 | 7 | 3.35 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 91.1 | 104 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 1.31 |
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SLA | 10 | 15 | 3.36 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 193.0 | 190 | 72 | 13 | 73 | 99 | 1.36 |
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