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1945 AL Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

Hal Newhouser led the AL in earned run average with 1.81 in 1945, 0.21 ahead of Al Benton (2.02). It was one of 2 times Hal Newhouser led in earned run average.

Showing pitchers with at least 155.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players

Hal Newhouser Led the AL in 1945 Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers
1.81 Earned Run Average 0.21 clear of Al Benton
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ERA W L IP WHIP
1 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser DET 1.81 25 9 313.1 1.11
2 Al Benton Al Benton DET 2.02 13 8 191.2 1.24
3 Roger Wolff Roger Wolff WS1 2.12 20 10 250.0 1.01
4 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard WS1 2.12 17 7 216.0 1.13
5 Thornton Lee Thornton Lee CHA 2.44 15 12 228.1 1.24
6 Nels Potter Nels Potter SLA 2.47 15 11 255.1 1.10
7 Steve Gromek Steve Gromek CLE 2.55 19 9 251.0 1.18
8 Hank Borowy Hank Borowy NYA +1 2.65 21 7 254.2 1.24
9 Al Hollingsworth Al Hollingsworth SLA 2.70 12 9 173.1 1.34
10 Dave Ferriss Dave Ferriss BOS 2.96 21 10 264.2 1.31
11 Dizzy Trout Dizzy Trout DET 3.14 18 15 246.1 1.34
12 Johnny Niggeling Johnny Niggeling WS1 3.16 7 12 176.2 1.32
13 Russ Christopher Russ Christopher PHA 3.17 13 13 227.1 1.27
14 Allie Reynolds Allie Reynolds CLE 3.20 18 12 247.1 1.44
15 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom PHA 3.29 8 20 257.1 1.39
16 Tiny Bonham Tiny Bonham NYA 3.29 8 11 180.2 1.15
17 Marino Pieretti Marino Pieretti WS1 3.32 14 13 233.1 1.40
18 Jack Kramer Jack Kramer SLA 3.36 10 15 193.0 1.36
19 Jesse Flores Jesse Flores PHA 3.43 7 10 191.1 1.27
20 Orval Grove Orval Grove CHA 3.44 14 12 217.0 1.39
21 Mickey Haefner Mickey Haefner WS1 3.47 16 14 238.1 1.24
22 Sig Jakucki SLA 3.51 12 10 192.1 1.32
23 Tex Shirley SLA 3.63 8 12 183.2 1.55
24 Bill Bevens Bill Bevens NYA 3.67 13 9 184.0 1.32
25 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby CLE 3.73 8 11 159.1 1.44
26 Stubby Overmire Stubby Overmire DET 3.88 9 9 162.1 1.42
27 Al Gettel Al Gettel NYA 3.90 9 8 154.2 1.25
28 Eddie Lopat Eddie Lopat CHA 4.11 10 13 199.1 1.41
29 Johnny Humphries CHA 4.24 6 14 153.0 1.44