2023 AL Earned Run Average Leaders
Earned runs allowed per nine innings
Gerrit Cole led the AL in earned run average in 2023 with 2.63, 0.16 ahead of Sonny Gray (2.79). It was one of 2 times Gerrit Cole led in earned run average.
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Led the AL in 2023
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees
2.63
Earned Run Average
0.16 clear of Sonny Gray
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | ERA | W | L | IP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gerrit Cole
|
NYA | 2.63 | 15 | 4 | 209.0 | 0.98 |
| 2 |
 Sonny Gray
|
MIN | 2.79 | 8 | 8 | 184.0 | 1.15 |
| 3 |
 Kyle Bradish
|
BAL | 2.83 | 12 | 7 | 168.2 | 1.04 |
| 4 |
 Kevin Gausman
|
TOR | 3.16 | 12 | 9 | 185.0 | 1.18 |
| 5 |
 Luis Castillo
|
SEA | 3.34 | 14 | 9 | 197.0 | 1.10 |
| 6 | George Kirby | SEA | 3.35 | 13 | 10 | 190.2 | 1.04 |
| 7 |
 Framber Valdez
|
HOU | 3.45 | 12 | 11 | 198.0 | 1.13 |
| 8 |
 Zach Eflin
|
TBA | 3.50 | 16 | 8 | 177.2 | 1.02 |
| 9 |
 Chris Bassitt
|
TOR | 3.60 | 16 | 8 | 200.0 | 1.18 |
| 10 |
 Jose Berrios
|
TOR | 3.65 | 11 | 12 | 189.2 | 1.19 |
| 11 |
 Pablo Lopez
|
MIN | 3.66 | 11 | 8 | 194.0 | 1.16 |
| 12 |
 Dane Dunning
|
TEX | 3.70 | 12 | 7 | 172.2 | 1.26 |
| 13 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | 3.73 | 13 | 7 | 190.2 | 1.08 |
| 14 |
 Yusei Kikuchi
|
TOR | 3.86 | 11 | 6 | 167.2 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Dean Kremer | BAL | 4.12 | 13 | 5 | 172.2 | 1.31 |
| 16 | JP Sears | OAK | 4.54 | 5 | 14 | 172.1 | 1.27 |
| 17 | Cristian Javier | HOU | 4.56 | 10 | 5 | 162.0 | 1.27 |
| 18 |
 Dylan Cease
|
CHA | 4.58 | 7 | 9 | 177.0 | 1.42 |
| 19 |
 Kyle Gibson
|
BAL | 4.73 | 15 | 9 | 192.0 | 1.32 |
| 20 |
 Lucas Giolito
|
CHA +2 | 4.88 | 8 | 15 | 184.1 | 1.31 |
| 21 |
 Lance Lynn
|
CHA +1 | 5.73 | 13 | 11 | 183.2 | 1.39 |
| 22 |
 Jordan Lyles
|
KCA | 6.28 | 6 | 17 | 177.2 | 1.24 |