1901 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Cy Young led the majors in earned run average with 1.62 in 1901, 0.56 ahead of Jesse Tannehill (2.18). It stands 81st among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Cy Young led in earned run average.

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Led all of MLB in 1901 Cy Young Boston Americans

1.62 Earned Run Average 0.56 clear of Jesse Tannehill

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Cy Young	BOS	1.62	33	10	371.1	0.97
2	JT Jesse Tannehill	PIT	2.18	18	10	252.1	1.09
3	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	2.22	22	12	296.0	1.05
4	Al Orth	PHI	2.27	20	12	281.2	1.00
5	Vic Willis	BSN	2.36	20	17	305.1	1.11
6	Jack Chesbro	PIT	2.38	21	10	287.2	1.09
7	Christy Mathewson	NY1	2.41	20	17	336.0	1.15
8	Jimmy Callahan	CHA	2.42	15	8	215.1	1.14
9	Red Donahue	PHI	2.59	20	13	295.1	1.21
10	Joe Yeager	DET	2.61	12	11	199.2	1.28
11	Clark Griffith	CHA	2.67	24	7	266.2	1.22
12	Noodles Hahn	CIN	2.71	22	19	375.1	1.17
13	Bill Donovan	BRO	2.77	25	15	351.0	1.36
14	George Winter	BOS	2.80	16	12	241.0	1.24
15	Jack Katoll	CHA	2.81	11	10	208.0	1.37
16	Sam Leever	PIT	2.86	14	5	176.0	1.26
17	Bill Duggleby	PHI	2.88	20	12	284.2	1.20
18	Earl Moore	CLE	2.90	16	14	251.1	1.36
19	Bill Dinneen	BSN	2.94	15	18	309.1	1.20
20	Roscoe Miller	DET	2.95	23	13	332.0	1.32
21	Frank Kitson	BRO	2.98	19	11	280.2	1.35
22	Togie Pittinger	BSN	3.01	13	16	281.1	1.29
23	Rube Waddell	CHN +1	3.01	14	16	251.1	1.29
24	Luther Taylor	NY1	3.18	18	27	353.1	1.38
25	Doc White	PHI	3.19	14	13	236.2	1.25
26	Kid Nichols	BSN	3.22	19	16	321.0	1.23
27	Ed Doheny	PIT +1	3.23	8	7	150.2	1.29
28	Ed Siever	DET	3.24	18	14	288.2	1.38
29	Tom Hughes	CHN	3.24	10	23	308.1	1.38
30	Jay Hughes	BRO	3.27	17	12	250.2	1.46
31	Eddie Plank	PHA	3.31	17	13	260.2	1.24
32	Jack Taylor	CHN	3.36	13	19	275.2	1.40
33	Roy Patterson	CHA	3.37	20	15	312.1	1.30
34	Happy Townsend	PHI	3.45	9	6	143.2	1.27
35	Ned Garvin	MLA	3.46	8	20	257.1	1.35
36	Tully Sparks	MLA	3.51	7	17	210.0	1.53
37	Willie Sudhoff	SLN	3.52	17	11	276.1	1.35
38	Ted Lewis	BOS	3.53	16	17	316.1	1.23
39	Jack Powell	SLN	3.54	19	19	338.1	1.19
40	Joe McGinnity	BLA	3.56	26	20	382.0	1.33
41	ME Mal Eason	CHN	3.59	8	17	220.2	1.39
42	Jack Harper	SLN	3.62	23	13	308.2	1.27
43	Doc Newton	CIN +1	3.62	10	18	273.1	1.42
44	Harry Howell	BLA	3.67	14	21	294.2	1.40
45	Lewis Wiltse	PHA +1	3.72	14	9	210.1	1.38
46	Bill Carrick	WS1	3.75	14	22	324.0	1.42
47	Bill Hart	CLE	3.77	7	11	157.2	1.50
48	John Menefee	CHN	3.80	8	12	182.1	1.29
49	Chick Fraser	PHA	3.81	22	16	331.0	1.44
50	Frank Foreman	BLA +1	3.88	12	7	199.1	1.47

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