1997 MWL Earned Run Average Leaders
Earned runs allowed per nine innings
Craig Quintal led the MWL in earned run average in 1997 with 1.96, 0.42 ahead of Clayton Bruner (2.38).
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Led the MWL in 1997
Craig Quintal
West Michigan Whitecaps
1.96
Earned Run Average
0.42 clear of Clayton Bruner
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | ERA | W | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Quintal | WM | 1.96 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | Clayton Bruner | WM | 2.38 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | David Hooten | FW | 2.61 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Brad Penny | SB | 2.73 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Russ Spear | WM | 2.96 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Brent Billingsley | KC | 3.01 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Kasey Richardson | FW | 3.07 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Jon Cannon | ROC | 3.13 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Lopez | CLI | 3.18 | 6 | 8 | 37 |
| 10 | Brian Passini | BEL | 3.22 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Phil Norton | ROC | 3.22 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Dave Borkowski | WM | 3.46 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Matt Kinney | MIC | 3.53 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 14 | Gregory Romo | WM | 3.54 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 15 | Brian Fuentes | WIS | 3.56 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 16 | Ramón Ortiz | CR | 3.58 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 17 | Allen Sanders | LAN | 3.78 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 18 | Ronald Braswell | QC | 3.79 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 19 | Scott MacRae | BUR | 3.82 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 20 | Bobby Rodgers | KC | 3.86 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 21 | Travis McCall | SB | 3.87 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 22 | Tom Szymborski | CLI | 3.88 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 23 | Aaron Cames | KC | 3.91 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 24 | Jim Reames | PEO | 3.98 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 25 | Jose Garcia | BEL | 4.00 | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | Thomas Darrell | CR | 4.04 | 12 | 10 | 27 |
| 27 | Jeriome Robertson | QC | 4.07 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 28 | Matt DeWitt | PEO | 4.09 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 29 | Robert Welch | MIC | 4.22 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
| 30 | Gabriel Garcia | QC | 4.40 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 31 | Chris Gissell | ROC | 4.45 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 32 | Jayson Peterson | BUR | 4.48 | 14 | 6 | 26 |
| 33 | Mark Nussbeck | PEO | 4.58 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
| 34 | Jason Green | QC | 4.58 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 35 | Tony McKnight | QC | 4.68 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 36 | Ethan Stein | LAN | 4.69 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
| 37 | Edgar Leyva | CR | 4.69 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 38 | Chad Durbin | LAN | 4.79 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 39 | Joshua Garrett | MIC | 4.80 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 40 | Orber Moreno | LAN | 4.81 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 41 | Nate Yeskie | FW | 4.84 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 42 | Corey Spiers | FW | 4.86 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 43 | Kevin Walker | CLI | 4.88 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 44 | Jerrod Riggan | CR | 4.89 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 45 | Joseph Giuliano | BUR | 4.91 | 6 | 5 | 32 |
| 46 | Jose Espinal | ROC | 4.92 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
| 47 | Widd Workman | CLI | 4.94 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 48 | Allen Levrault | BEL | 5.28 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 49 | Jason Stockstill | CR | 5.38 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| 50 | Justin Kaye | WIS | 7.30 | 8 | 12 | 28 |