1959 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Hoyt Wilhelm led all of MLB in earned run average in 1959 with 2.19, 0.45 ahead of Camilo Pascual (2.64). It was one of 2 times Hoyt Wilhelm led in earned run average.

Showing pitchers with at least 155.0 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	Hoyt Wilhelm	BAL	15	11	2.19	32	27	0	226.0	178	55	13	77	139	1.13
2	Camilo Pascual	WS1	17	10	2.64	32	30	0	238.2	202	70	10	69	185	1.14
3	Bob Shaw	CHA	18	6	2.69	47	26	3	230.2	217	69	15	54	89	1.18
4	Sam Jones	SFN	21	15	2.83	50	35	4	270.2	232	85	18	109	209	1.26
5	Stu Miller	SFN	8	7	2.84	59	9	8	167.2	164	53	15	57	95	1.32
6	Bob Buhl	ML1	15	9	2.86	31	25	0	198.0	181	63	19	74	105	1.29
7	Art Ditmar	NYA	13	9	2.90	38	25	1	202.0	156	65	17	52	96	1.03
8	Jerry Walker	BAL	11	10	2.92	30	22	4	182.0	160	59	13	52	100	1.17
9	Billy O'Dell	BAL	10	12	2.93	38	24	1	199.1	163	65	18	67	88	1.15
10	Warren Spahn	ML1	21	15	2.96	40	36	0	292.0	282	96	21	70	143	1.21
11	Vern Law	PIT	18	9	2.98	34	33	1	266.0	245	88	25	53	110	1.12
12	Gene Conley	PHI	12	7	3.00	25	22	1	180.0	159	60	13	42	102	1.12
13	Whitey Ford	NYA	16	10	3.04	35	29	1	204.0	194	69	13	89	114	1.39
14	Johnny Antonelli	SFN	19	10	3.10	40	38	1	282.0	247	97	29	76	165	1.15
15	Harvey Haddix	PIT	12	12	3.13	31	29	0	224.1	189	78	26	49	149	1.06
16	Bud Daley	KC1	16	13	3.16	39	29	1	216.1	212	76	24	62	125	1.27
17	Jack Sanford	SFN	15	12	3.16	36	31	1	222.1	198	78	22	70	132	1.21
18	Don Newcombe	CIN	13	8	3.16	30	29	1	222.0	216	78	25	27	100	1.10
19	Early Wynn	CHA	22	10	3.17	37	37	0	255.2	202	90	20	119	179	1.26
20	Jim Owens	PHI	12	12	3.21	31	30	1	221.1	203	79	14	73	135	1.25
21	Milt Pappas	BAL	15	9	3.27	33	27	3	209.1	175	76	8	75	120	1.19
22	LJ Larry Jackson	SLN	14	13	3.30	40	37	0	256.0	271	94	13	64	145	1.31
23	Don Mossi	DET	17	9	3.36	34	30	0	228.0	210	85	20	49	125	1.14
24	Don Drysdale	LAN	17	13	3.46	44	36	2	270.2	237	104	26	93	242	1.22
25	DH Dave Hillman	CHN	8	11	3.53	39	24	0	191.0	178	75	17	43	88	1.16
26	Frank Lary	DET	17	10	3.55	32	32	0	223.0	225	88	23	46	137	1.22
27	Billy Pierce	CHA	14	15	3.62	34	33	0	224.0	217	90	26	62	114	1.25
28	CM Cal McLish	CLE	19	8	3.63	35	32	1	235.1	253	95	26	72	113	1.38
29	Dick Donovan	CHA	9	10	3.66	31	29	0	179.2	171	73	15	58	71	1.28
30	Glen Hobbie	CHN	16	13	3.69	46	33	0	234.0	204	96	15	106	138	1.33
31	Ned Garver	KC1	10	13	3.71	32	30	1	201.1	214	83	22	42	61	1.27
32	Barry Latman	CHA	8	5	3.75	37	21	0	156.0	138	65	15	72	97	1.35
33	Tom Brewer	BOS	10	12	3.76	36	32	2	215.1	219	90	14	88	121	1.43
34	Hal Brown	BAL	11	9	3.79	31	21	3	164.0	158	69	16	32	81	1.16
35	Jim Bunning	DET	17	13	3.89	40	35	1	249.2	220	108	37	75	201	1.18
36	Ralph Terry	NYA +1	5	11	3.89	33	23	0	173.2	186	75	16	49	90	1.35
37	Frank Sullivan	BOS	9	11	3.95	30	26	1	177.2	172	78	17	67	107	1.35
38	Mike McCormick	SFN	12	16	3.99	47	31	4	225.2	213	100	24	86	151	1.33
39	Bob Friend	PIT	8	19	4.03	35	35	0	234.2	267	105	19	52	104	1.36
40	Gary Bell	CLE	16	11	4.04	44	28	5	234.0	208	105	28	105	136	1.34
41	Lew Burdette	ML1	21	15	4.07	41	39	1	289.2	312	131	38	38	105	1.21
42	Johnny Podres	LAN	14	9	4.11	34	29	0	195.0	192	89	23	74	145	1.36
43	Bob Anderson	CHN	12	13	4.13	37	36	0	235.1	245	108	21	77	113	1.37
44	Mudcat Grant	CLE	10	7	4.14	38	19	3	165.1	140	76	23	81	85	1.34
45	Pedro Ramos	WS1	13	19	4.16	37	35	0	233.2	233	108	29	52	95	1.22
46	Vinegar Bend Mizell	SLN	13	10	4.20	31	30	0	201.1	196	94	21	89	108	1.42
47	Bob Purkey	CIN	13	18	4.25	38	33	1	218.0	241	103	25	43	78	1.30
48	Ron Kline	PIT	11	13	4.26	33	29	0	186.0	186	88	23	70	91	1.38
49	Robin Roberts	PHI	15	17	4.27	35	35	0	257.1	267	122	34	35	137	1.17
50	BF Bill Fischer	WS1	9	11	4.28	34	29	0	187.1	211	89	16	43	62	1.36

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