1968 AL Earned Run Average Leaders

Luis Tiant led the AL in earned run average in 1968 with 1.60, 0.21 ahead of Sam McDowell (1.81). It was one of 2 times Luis Tiant led in earned run average.

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Led the AL in 1968 Luis Tiant Cleveland Indians

1.60 Earned Run Average 0.21 clear of Sam McDowell

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Luis Tiant	CLE	1.60	21	9	258.1	0.87
2	Sam McDowell	CLE	1.81	15	14	269.0	1.08
3	Dave McNally	BAL	1.95	22	10	273.0	0.84
4	Denny McLain	DET	1.96	31	6	336.0	0.91
5	Tommy John	CHA	1.98	10	5	177.1	1.04
6	Stan Bahnsen	NYA	2.05	17	12	267.1	1.06
7	Jim Nash	OAK	2.28	13	13	228.2	1.05
8	Joe Horlen	CHA	2.37	12	14	223.2	1.19
9	Mel Stottlemyre	NYA	2.45	21	12	278.2	1.11
10	Blue Moon Odom	OAK	2.45	16	10	231.1	1.20
11	Stan Williams	CLE	2.50	13	11	194.1	1.10
12	Jim Hardin	BAL	2.51	18	13	244.0	1.06
13	Dean Chance	MIN	2.53	16	16	292.0	0.98
14	TP Tom Phoebus	BAL	2.62	15	15	240.2	1.21
15	FP Fritz Peterson	NYA	2.63	12	11	212.1	1.02
16	Camilo Pascual	WS2	2.69	13	12	201.0	1.19
17	Earl Wilson	DET	2.85	13	12	224.1	1.15
18	George Brunet	CAL	2.86	13	17	245.1	1.06
19	Ray Culp	BOS	2.91	16	6	216.1	1.15
20	Jim Kaat	MIN	2.94	14	12	208.0	1.12
21	Sonny Siebert	CLE	2.97	12	10	206.0	1.13
22	Jack Fisher	CHA	2.99	8	13	180.2	1.24
23	Chuck Dobson	OAK	3.00	12	14	225.1	1.23
24	Dick Ellsworth	BOS	3.03	16	7	196.0	1.19
25	Lew Krausse	OAK	3.11	10	11	185.0	1.13
26	Gary Bell	BOS	3.12	11	11	199.1	1.23
27	Mickey Lolich	DET	3.19	17	9	220.0	1.11
28	Jim Merritt	MIN	3.25	12	16	238.1	1.09
29	JC Joe Coleman	WS2	3.27	12	16	223.0	1.18
30	DB Dave Boswell	MIN	3.32	10	13	190.0	1.24
31	Catfish Hunter	OAK	3.35	13	13	234.0	1.19
32	Jim McGlothlin	CAL	3.54	10	15	208.1	1.19
33	Joe Sparma	DET	3.70	10	10	182.1	1.35
34	Gary Peters	CHA	3.76	4	13	162.2	1.27
35	Sammy Ellis	CAL	3.95	9	10	164.0	1.26