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1978 AL Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

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Ron Guidry led the AL in earned run average with 1.74 in 1978, 0.53 ahead of Jon Matlack (2.27). It was one of 2 times Ron Guidry led in earned run average.

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Ron Guidry Led the AL in 1978 Ron Guidry New York Yankees
1.74 Earned Run Average 0.53 clear of Jon Matlack
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ERA W L IP WHIP
1 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry NYA 1.74 25 3 273.2 0.95
2 Jon Matlack Jon Matlack TEX 2.27 15 13 270.0 1.12
3 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell ML4 2.36 22 9 293.1 1.06
4 Jim Palmer Jim Palmer BAL 2.46 21 12 296.0 1.16
5 Dave Goltz Dave Goltz MIN 2.49 15 10 220.1 1.25
6 Larry Gura KCA 2.72 16 4 221.2 1.10
7 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley BOS 2.99 20 8 268.1 1.23
8 Ed Figueroa Ed Figueroa NYA 2.99 20 9 253.0 1.23
9 Geoff Zahn Geoff Zahn MIN 3.03 14 14 252.1 1.35
10 Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins TEX 3.04 18 8 249.0 1.08
11 Rich Gale Rich Gale KCA 3.09 14 8 192.1 1.41
12 Dave Rozema Dave Rozema DET 3.14 9 12 209.1 1.18
13 Rick Waits Rick Waits CLE 3.20 13 15 230.1 1.27
14 Lary Sorensen Lary Sorensen ML4 3.21 18 12 280.2 1.17
15 Matt Keough Matt Keough OAK 3.24 8 15 197.1 1.33
16 Luis Tiant Luis Tiant BOS 3.31 13 8 212.1 1.14
17 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor BAL 3.32 15 13 233.0 1.13
18 Dennis Leonard Dennis Leonard KCA 3.33 21 17 294.2 1.23
19 John Henry Johnson John Henry Johnson OAK 3.39 11 10 186.0 1.32
20 Paul Splittorff Paul Splittorff KCA 3.40 19 13 262.0 1.16
21 Rick Langford Rick Langford OAK 3.43 7 13 175.2 1.28
22 Bill Lee Bill Lee BOS 3.46 10 10 177.0 1.45
23 Dennis Martinez Dennis Martinez BAL 3.52 16 11 276.1 1.27
24 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana CAL 3.65 18 12 239.0 1.25
25 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan CAL 3.72 10 13 234.2 1.41
26 Doc Medich Doc Medich TEX 3.74 9 8 171.0 1.27
27 Milt Wilcox DET 3.76 13 12 215.1 1.28
28 Dick Tidrow Dick Tidrow NYA 3.84 7 11 185.1 1.32
29 Mike Paxton Mike Paxton CLE 3.86 12 11 191.0 1.27
30 Doyle Alexander Doyle Alexander TEX 3.86 9 10 191.0 1.41
31 Jack Billingham Jack Billingham DET 3.88 15 8 201.2 1.40
32 Roger Erickson Roger Erickson MIN 3.96 14 13 265.2 1.31
33 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez BOS 3.96 16 13 250.0 1.48
34 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan BAL 4.03 19 15 281.1 1.27
35 Don Aase Don Aase CAL 4.03 11 8 178.2 1.48
36 Francisco Barrios CHA 4.05 9 15 195.2 1.35
37 Ken Kravec CHA 4.08 11 16 203.0 1.39
38 Jim Clancy Jim Clancy TOR 4.09 10 12 193.2 1.50
39 Gary Serum Gary Serum MIN 4.10 9 9 184.1 1.26
40 Tom Underwood Tom Underwood TOR 4.10 6 14 197.2 1.46
41 Jim Slaton Jim Slaton DET 4.12 17 11 233.2 1.37
42 Paul Mitchell Paul Mitchell SEA 4.18 8 14 168.0 1.50
43 Chris Knapp CAL 4.21 14 8 188.1 1.30
44 Rick Wise Rick Wise CLE 4.34 9 19 211.2 1.35
45 Steve Stone Steve Stone CHA 4.37 12 12 212.0 1.32
46 Jesse Jefferson Jesse Jefferson TOR 4.38 7 16 211.2 1.42
47 Bill Travers Bill Travers ML4 4.41 12 11 175.2 1.38
48 Jerry Augustine Jerry Augustine ML4 4.54 13 12 188.1 1.41
49 Pete Broberg Pete Broberg OAK 4.62 10 12 165.2 1.44
50 Wilbur Wood Wilbur Wood CHA 5.20 10 10 168.0 1.55