In modern baseball, an ERA under 2.00 is considered exceptional and is rare. An ERA between 2.00 and 3.00 is also considered excellent and is only achieved by the best pitchers in the league. An ERA between 3.00 and 4.00 is above-average.
The lowest single-season ERA in league history was posted by Tim Keefe, whose 0.86 ERA in 105 innings pitched for the National League’s Troy Trojans in 1880 led his closest competitor by . 52 runs. In the American League, Dutch Leonard’s 0.96 ERA is a single-season record.
What is a Good ERA in Major League Baseball?
Rating | Earned Run Average (ERA) |
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Above Average | 3.00 – 4.00 |
Average | 4.00 – 5.00 |
Below Average | 5.00 – 6.00 |
Poor | 6.00 and above |
IP | W | RA9-WAR |
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5,914 | 417 | 156.3 |
J. VerlanderHOUMLB Stat Leaders 2022
EARNED RUN AVERAGE | ERA |
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1 J. VerlanderHOU | 1.82 |
2 D. CeaseCHW | 2.06 |
3 J. UriasLAD | 2.25 |
4 A. ManoahTOR | 2.31 |
The fundamental problem with the statistic lies in the execution of its basic premise. The rationale for using ERA is solid; pitchers shouldn’t be blamed for their teammates fielding mistakes. But ERA only uses one measurement of defensive failure: the horribly inadequate Error statistic.
3.98League Year-By-Year Pitching–Averages
Year | Tms | ERA |
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2022 | 30 | 3.98 |
2021 | 30 | 4.26 |
2020 | 30 | 4.44 |
2019 | 30 | 4.49 |
2022 Hitter Rankings: Top 150 Rest of Season (Updated: 8/14/2022)
Rank | Name | Team |
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1 | Jose Ramirez | CLE |
2 | Aaron Judge | NYY |
3 | Trea Turner | LAD |
4 | Juan Soto | SDP |
Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted . 366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers.
Here are the 15 times a pitcher in his age-36 season or older won an AL or NL ERA title, starting with the oldest.- Roger Clemens, 2005 Astros (age 42)
Ted Lyons, 1942 White Sox (age 41)
Warren Spahn, 1961 Milwaukee Braves (age 40)
Nolan Ryan, 1987 Astros (age 40)
Dazzy Vance, 1930 Brooklyn Robins (age 39)
The 1927 New York Yankees will forever hold a place in baseball’s record books, thanks to the best lineup in MLB history. New York set single-season records for OPS (. 872), wRC+ (126) and an outstanding .
And yet still, Popeye is shown to be batting presumably meaning either he is the away team again OR it is the bottom of the 9th. Either way, however, the game should be over after Bluto strikes out Popeye to seemingly end the inning using various cartoony pitches….
PS: Pitches seen. PS/PA: Pitches seen per plate appearance. 6+: Plate appearances with 6+ pitches.
moonshot. A home run that is hit very high.
He has been called by some the worst major league baseball player in history.
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colspan=“2”>September 29, 1903, for the Cleveland Naps |
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Hard 90 is more than a term that defines running the 90 feet from home to first as fast as you can. Hard 90 is a mindset, it is an approach to the game, it is a way of life! Hard 90 believes that you should do your very best every day.
The lowest league run average in history was in 1908, when teams averaged only 3.4 runs per game. Teams played in spacious ball parks that limited hitting for power, and, compared to modern baseballs, the ball used then was “dead” both by design and from overuse.
Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!
Jacob deGromTop-100 2022 Starting Pitcher Rankings
Rank | Player | Team |
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1 | Jacob deGrom | NYM |
2 | Max Scherzer | NYM |
3 | Corbin Burnes | MIL |
4 | Shane McClanahan | TBR |
Can pitchers still hit? MLB is implementing a “Shohei Ohtani Rule,” which will allow pitchers to hit in the order. However, they’re given a separate designation as a designated hitter. This means, in the Angels superstar’s case, once he’s pulled from the game he can continue batting under the DH designation.