1946 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Hal Newhouser led the majors in earned run average with 1.94 in 1946, 0.03 ahead of Rufus Lewis (1.97). It was one of 2 times Hal Newhouser led in earned run average.

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Led all of MLB in 1946 Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers

1.94 Earned Run Average 0.03 clear of Rufus Lewis

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	1.94	26	9	292.2	1.07
2	Rufus Lewis	NE	1.97	8	2	91.1	1.07
3	Howie Pollet	SLN	2.10	21	10	266.0	1.18
4	Spud Chandler	NYA	2.10	20	8	257.1	1.13
5	Bob Feller	CLE	2.18	26	15	371.1	1.16
6	Johnny Sain	BSN	2.21	20	14	265.0	1.18
7	Bill Bevens	NYA	2.23	16	13	249.2	1.17
8	Jesse Flores	PHA	2.32	9	7	155.0	1.19
9	Joe Beggs	CIN	2.32	12	10	190.0	1.13
10	Dizzy Trout	DET	2.34	17	13	276.1	1.23
11	Leon Day	NE	2.44	13	2	133.0	1.12
12	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	2.45	9	13	194.1	1.23
13	Harry Brecheen	SLN	2.49	15	15	231.1	1.21
14	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	2.61	11	11	224.1	1.24
15	Wilmer Fields	HG	2.63	8	1	78.2	1.18
16	Hank Wyse	CHN	2.68	14	12	201.1	1.28
17	Barney Brown	PS	2.70	10	6	130.0	1.15
18	Luis Tiant	NYC	2.70	4	3	70.0	1.57
19	Eddie Lopat	CHA	2.73	13	13	231.0	1.14
20	TH Tex Hughson	BOS	2.75	20	11	278.0	1.09
21	Joe Hatten	BRO	2.84	14	11	222.0	1.43
22	Fritz Ostermueller	PIT	2.84	13	10	193.1	1.29
23	Mickey Haefner	WS1	2.85	14	11	227.2	1.32
24	Murry Dickson	SLN	2.88	15	6	184.1	1.17
25	Vic Lombardi	BRO	2.89	13	10	193.0	1.32
26	Bobo Newsom	WS1 +1	2.93	14	13	236.2	1.33
27	Max Manning	NE	2.99	11	2	120.1	1.16
28	Orval Grove	CHA	3.02	8	13	205.1	1.42
29	Kirby Higbe	BRO	3.03	17	8	210.2	1.35
30	Leniel Hooker	NE	3.05	5	5	85.2	1.17
31	Fred Hutchinson	DET	3.09	14	11	207.0	1.21
32	Mort Cooper	BSN	3.12	13	11	199.0	1.11
33	Johnny Vander Meer	CIN	3.17	10	12	204.1	1.24
34	Jack Kramer	SLA	3.19	13	11	194.2	1.33
35	EH Ed Heusser	CIN	3.22	7	14	167.2	1.23
36	Virgil Trucks	DET	3.23	14	9	236.2	1.23
37	Joe Dobson	BOS	3.24	13	7	166.2	1.30
38	Dave Ferriss	BOS	3.25	25	6	274.0	1.26
39	Dick Fowler	PHA	3.28	9	16	205.2	1.40
40	MK Monty Kennedy	NY1	3.42	9	10	186.2	1.44
41	Sam Zoldak	SLA	3.43	9	11	170.1	1.31
42	RE Red Embree	CLE	3.46	8	12	200.0	1.25
43	Barney Morris	NYC	3.47	3	4	62.1	1.11
44	Phil Marchildon	PHA	3.49	13	16	226.2	1.37
45	Jonas Gaines	BEG	3.51	8	5	89.2	1.26
46	EW Ed Wright	BSN	3.52	12	9	176.1	1.33
47	Oscar Judd	PHI	3.53	11	12	173.1	1.49
48	Dutch Leonard	WS1	3.56	10	10	161.2	1.35
49	Nick Strincevich	PIT	3.58	10	15	176.0	1.30
50	Connie Johnson	KCM	3.59	5	4	67.2	1.20

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