1940 NL Earned Run Average Leaders

Bucky Walters led the NL in earned run average with 2.48 in 1940, 0.02 ahead of Claude Passeau (2.50). It was one of 2 times Bucky Walters led in earned run average.

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Led the NL in 1940 Bucky Walters Cincinnati Reds

2.48 Earned Run Average 0.02 clear of Claude Passeau

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Bucky Walters	CIN	2.48	22	10	305.0	1.09
2	Claude Passeau	CHN	2.50	20	13	280.2	1.13
3	Rip Sewell	PIT	2.80	16	5	189.2	1.24
4	Jim Turner	CIN	2.89	14	7	187.0	1.17
5	VO Vern Olsen	CHN	2.97	13	9	172.2	1.36
6	Paul Derringer	CIN	3.06	20	12	296.2	1.11
7	Luke Hamlin	BRO	3.06	9	8	182.1	1.19
8	Manny Salvo	BSN	3.08	10	9	160.2	1.21
9	Lon Warneke	SLN	3.14	16	10	232.0	1.22
10	Dick Errickson	BSN	3.16	12	13	236.1	1.40
11	Hal Schumacher	NY1	3.25	13	13	227.0	1.38
12	Larry French	CHN	3.29	14	14	246.0	1.24
13	Gene Thompson	CIN	3.32	16	9	225.1	1.30
14	Whit Wyatt	BRO	3.46	15	14	239.1	1.23
15	Mace Brown	PIT	3.49	10	9	173.0	1.33
16	Joe Sullivan	BSN	3.55	10	14	177.1	1.39
17	Hugh Mulcahy	PHI	3.60	13	22	280.0	1.34
18	Mort Cooper	SLN	3.63	11	12	230.2	1.35
19	Carl Hubbell	NY1	3.65	11	12	214.1	1.30
20	Kirby Higbe	PHI	3.72	14	19	283.0	1.28
21	Harry Gumbert	NY1	3.76	12	14	237.0	1.31
22	Bill Lohrman	NY1	3.78	10	15	195.0	1.25
23	BM Bill McGee	SLN	3.80	16	10	218.0	1.46
24	Clyde Shoun	SLN	3.92	13	11	197.1	1.21
25	Bill Posedel	BSN	4.13	12	17	233.0	1.48
26	Curt Davis	BRO +1	4.19	8	11	191.0	1.29
27	Joe Bowman	PIT	4.46	9	10	187.2	1.47
28	Ken Heintzelman	PIT	4.47	8	8	165.0	1.56
29	Cliff Melton	NY1	4.91	10	11	166.2	1.52
30	Bill Lee	CHN	5.03	9	17	211.1	1.50