2017 NL Earned Run Average Leaders

Clayton Kershaw led the NL in earned run average with 2.31 in 2017, 0.20 ahead of Max Scherzer (2.51). It was one of 5 times Clayton Kershaw led in earned run average.

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Led the NL in 2017 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers

2.31 Earned Run Average 0.20 clear of Max Scherzer

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Clayton Kershaw	LAN	2.31	18	4	175.0	0.95
2	Max Scherzer	WAS	2.51	16	6	200.2	0.90
3	Stephen Strasburg	WAS	2.52	15	4	175.1	1.02
4	Robbie Ray	ARI	2.89	15	5	162.0	1.15
5	Gio Gonzalez	WAS	2.96	15	9	201.0	1.18
6	Zack Greinke	ARI	3.20	17	7	202.1	1.07
7	Lance Lynn	SLN	3.43	11	8	186.1	1.23
8	Jimmy Nelson	MIL	3.49	12	6	175.1	1.25
9	Jacob deGrom	NYN	3.53	15	10	201.1	1.19
10	Jake Arrieta	CHN	3.53	14	10	168.1	1.22
11	Aaron Nola	PHI	3.54	12	11	168.0	1.21
12	Carlos Martinez	SLN	3.64	12	11	205.0	1.22
13	Jose Urena	MIA	3.82	14	7	169.2	1.27
14	Jhoulys Chacin	SDN	3.89	13	10	180.1	1.27
15	Zach Davies	MIL	3.90	17	9	191.1	1.35
16	Mike Leake	SLN +1	3.92	10	13	186.0	1.28
17	Patrick Corbin	ARI	4.03	14	13	189.2	1.42
18	Michael Wacha	SLN	4.13	12	9	165.2	1.36
19	Ivan Nova	PIT	4.14	11	14	187.0	1.28
20	Gerrit Cole	PIT	4.26	12	12	203.0	1.25
21	Dan Straily	MIA	4.26	10	9	181.2	1.30
22	R. A. Dickey	ATL	4.26	10	10	190.0	1.37
23	Jon Lester	CHN	4.33	13	8	180.2	1.32
24	German Marquez	COL	4.39	11	7	162.0	1.38
25	Jeff Samardzija	SFN	4.42	9	15	207.2	1.14
26	Julio Teheran	ATL	4.49	11	13	188.1	1.37
27	John Lackey	CHN	4.59	12	12	170.2	1.28
28	Tanner Roark	WAS	4.67	13	11	181.1	1.33
29	Luis Perdomo	SDN	4.67	8	11	163.2	1.51
30	Ty Blach	SFN	4.78	8	12	163.2	1.36
31	Clayton Richard	SDN	4.79	8	15	197.1	1.52
32	Jeremy Hellickson	PHI +1	5.43	8	11	164.0	1.26
33	Matt Moore	SFN	5.52	6	15	174.1	1.53