2006 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Johan Santana led all of MLB in earned run average in 2006 with 2.77, 0.21 ahead of Roy Oswalt (2.98). It was one of 3 times Johan Santana led in earned run average.

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Led all of MLB in 2006 Johan Santana Minnesota Twins

2.77 Earned Run Average 0.21 clear of Roy Oswalt

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Johan Santana	MIN	2.77	19	6	233.2	1.00
2	Roy Oswalt	HOU	2.98	15	8	220.2	1.17
3	Chris Carpenter	SLN	3.09	15	8	221.2	1.07
4	Brandon Webb	ARI	3.10	16	8	235.0	1.13
5	Roy Halladay	TOR	3.19	16	5	220.0	1.10
6	CC Sabathia	CLE	3.22	12	11	192.2	1.17
7	Bronson Arroyo	CIN	3.29	14	11	240.2	1.19
8	Carlos Zambrano	CHN	3.41	16	7	214.0	1.29
9	Chris Young	SDN	3.46	11	5	179.1	1.13
10	John Smoltz	ATL	3.49	16	9	232.0	1.19
11	Mike Mussina	NYA	3.51	15	7	197.1	1.11
12	John Lackey	LAA	3.56	13	11	217.2	1.26
13	Jason Schmidt	SFN	3.59	11	9	213.1	1.26
14	Kelvim Escobar	LAA	3.61	11	14	189.1	1.28
15	Derek Lowe	LAN	3.63	16	8	218.0	1.27
16	Chien-Ming Wang	NYA	3.63	19	6	218.0	1.31
17	Justin Verlander	DET	3.63	17	9	186.0	1.33
18	Clay Hensley	SDN	3.71	11	12	187.0	1.34
19	Aaron Harang	CIN	3.76	16	11	234.1	1.27
20	Erik Bedard	BAL	3.76	15	11	196.1	1.35
21	Jason Jennings	COL	3.78	9	13	212.0	1.37
22	Tom Glavine	NYN	3.82	15	7	198.0	1.33
23	Barry Zito	OAK	3.83	16	10	221.0	1.40
24	Kenny Rogers	DET	3.84	17	8	204.0	1.26
25	Nate Robertson	DET	3.84	13	13	208.2	1.31
26	Dontrelle Willis	FLO	3.87	12	12	223.1	1.42
27	Brett Myers	PHI	3.91	12	7	198.0	1.30
28	Curt Schilling	BOS	3.97	15	7	204.0	1.22
29	Chris Capuano	MIL	4.03	11	12	221.1	1.25
30	Scott Olsen	FLO	4.04	12	10	180.2	1.30
31	Jeremy Bonderman	DET	4.08	14	8	214.0	1.30
32	Jake Peavy	SDN	4.09	11	14	202.1	1.23
33	Dan Haren	OAK	4.12	14	13	223.0	1.21
34	Jeff Suppan	SLN	4.12	12	7	190.0	1.45
35	Matt Cain	SFN	4.15	13	12	190.2	1.28
36	Jeff Francis	COL	4.16	13	11	199.0	1.29
37	Jake Westbrook	CLE	4.17	15	10	211.1	1.43
38	Andy Pettitte	HOU	4.20	14	13	214.1	1.44
39	Greg Maddux	CHN +1	4.20	15	14	210.0	1.22
40	Mark Hendrickson	LAN +1	4.21	6	15	164.2	1.43
41	Aaron Cook	COL	4.23	9	15	212.2	1.40
42	Jose Contreras	CHA	4.27	13	9	196.0	1.27
43	Ervin Santana	LAA	4.28	16	8	204.0	1.23
44	Jamie Moyer	SEA +1	4.30	11	14	211.1	1.32
45	Ted Lilly	TOR	4.31	15	13	181.2	1.43
46	BR Brad Radke	MIN	4.32	12	9	162.1	1.41
47	Brad Penny	LAN	4.33	16	9	189.0	1.38
48	Cliff Lee	CLE	4.40	14	11	200.2	1.41
49	Dave Bush	MIL	4.41	12	11	210.0	1.14
50	Zach Duke	PIT	4.47	10	15	215.1	1.50

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