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1939 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

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Smoky Owens led the majors in earned run average with 1.90 in 1939, 0.21 ahead of George Walker (2.11).

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Led all of MLB in 1939 Smoky Owens Cleveland Bears
1.90 Earned Run Average 0.21 clear of George Walker
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ERA W L IP WHIP
1 Smoky Owens CBR 1.90 8 1 66.1 1.07
2 George Walker George Walker KCM 2.11 9 1 89.2 1.07
3 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters CIN 2.29 27 11 319.0 1.13
4 Lefty Grove Lefty Grove BOS 2.54 15 4 191.0 1.25
5 Bob Bowman SLN 2.60 13 5 169.1 1.19
6 Hilton Smith Hilton Smith KCM 2.65 6 4 105.1 0.96
7 Carl Hubbell Carl Hubbell NY1 2.75 11 9 154.0 1.13
8 Ted Lyons Ted Lyons CHA 2.76 14 6 172.2 1.09
9 Bob Feller Bob Feller CLE 2.85 24 9 296.2 1.24
10 Roy Partlow Roy Partlow HG 2.91 4 2 55.2 1.10
11 Hugh Casey Hugh Casey BRO 2.93 15 10 227.1 1.24
12 Paul Derringer Paul Derringer CIN 2.93 25 7 301.0 1.18
13 Red Ruffing Red Ruffing NYA 2.93 21 7 233.1 1.23
14 Lefty Calhoun SL3 2.96 2 4 67.0 1.18
15 Bump Hadley Bump Hadley NYA 2.98 12 6 154.0 1.41
16 Preacher Henry Preacher Henry CBR 3.00 6 2 108.0 1.32
17 Jimmy Johnson TC2 +1 3.07 3 4 58.2 1.19
18 Milt Shoffner Milt Shoffner BSN +1 3.18 6 8 170.0 1.35
19 Felix Evans Felix Evans IAB 3.23 2 2 39.0 1.36
20 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper SLN 3.25 12 6 210.2 1.45
21 Frank Bradley Frank Bradley KCM 3.25 7 4 88.2 1.18
22 Claude Passeau Claude Passeau CHN +1 3.28 15 13 274.1 1.25
23 Larry French Larry French CHN 3.29 15 8 194.0 1.31
24 Jimmy Hill Jimmy Hill NE 3.30 6 1 73.2 1.33
25 Mace Brown Mace Brown PIT 3.37 9 13 200.1 1.42
26 Theolic Smith Theolic Smith SL3 3.39 3 7 69.0 1.38
27 Lefty Gomez Lefty Gomez NYA 3.41 12 8 198.0 1.30
28 Bill Lee Bill Lee CHN 3.44 19 15 282.1 1.35
29 Whitey Moore Whitey Moore CIN 3.45 13 12 187.2 1.45
30 Tommy Bridges Tommy Bridges DET 3.50 17 7 198.0 1.25
31 Mel Harder Mel Harder CLE 3.50 15 9 208.0 1.33
32 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard WS1 3.54 20 8 269.1 1.23
33 Frank McAllister Frank McAllister SL3 3.54 4 2 53.1 1.43
34 Cliff Melton Cliff Melton NY1 3.56 12 15 207.1 1.35
35 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom DET +1 3.58 20 11 291.2 1.36
36 Dizzy Trout Dizzy Trout DET 3.61 9 10 162.0 1.49
37 Curt Davis Curt Davis SLN 3.63 22 16 248.0 1.32
38 Luke Hamlin Luke Hamlin BRO 3.64 20 13 269.2 1.15
39 Johnny Rigney Johnny Rigney CHA 3.70 15 8 218.2 1.34
40 Atley Donald Atley Donald NYA 3.71 13 3 153.0 1.33
41 Jesse Houston Jesse Houston CAG 3.72 5 5 77.1 1.50
42 Lon Warneke Lon Warneke SLN 3.78 13 7 162.0 1.29
43 Al Milnar Al Milnar CLE 3.79 14 12 209.0 1.49
44 Eddie Smith Eddie Smith CHA +1 3.79 10 11 180.1 1.44
45 Ted Radcliffe Ted Radcliffe MRS 3.79 7 4 80.2 1.08
46 Ken Chase Ken Chase WS1 3.80 10 19 232.0 1.42
47 Bill McGee SLN 3.81 12 5 156.0 1.37
48 Bill Byrd Bill Byrd BEG 3.86 8 3 88.2 1.20
49 Edsall Walker Edsall Walker HG 3.88 5 3 72.0 1.31
50 Danny MacFayden Danny MacFayden BSN 3.90 8 14 191.2 1.46
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