1872 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Cherokee Fisher led the majors in earned run average with 1.80 in 1872, 0.05 ahead of Al Spalding (1.85). It was one of 2 times Cherokee Fisher led in earned run average.

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Led all of MLB in 1872 Cherokee Fisher Baltimore Canaries

1.80 Earned Run Average 0.05 clear of Al Spalding

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Cherokee Fisher	BL1	1.80	10	1	110.0	0.95
2	Al Spalding	BS1	1.85	38	8	404.2	1.10
3	George Zettlein	TRO +1	2.57	15	16	263.0	1.24
4	Dick McBride	PH1	2.85	30	14	419.1	1.27
5	Candy Cummings	NY2	3.01	33	20	497.0	1.28
6	Bobby Mathews	BL1	3.19	25	18	406.0	1.31
7	Phonney Martin	BR1 +1	4.19	3	9	122.1	1.83
8	Frank Buttery	MID	4.27	3	2	59.0	1.64
9	JB Jim Britt	BR2	4.53	9	28	336.0	1.75
10	Al Pratt	CL1	5.79	2	9	105.2	1.55
11	CB Cy Bentley	MID	6.06	2	15	144.0	1.88
12	Rynie Wolters	CL1	6.09	3	6	75.1	1.62
13	BS Bill Stearns	WS4	6.18	0	11	99.0	1.98
14	Asa Brainard	WS3 +1	6.31	2	9	87.0	1.91
15	JM James McDermott	BR1	8.14	0	7	63.0	2.49