National League Earned Run Average Through the Years

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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National League

Multiple winners: Grover Alexander, Sandy Koufax and Christy Mathewson (5); Greg Maddux (4); Carl Hubbell, Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Warren Spahn and Dazzy Vance (3); Kevin Brown, Bill Doak, Ray Kremer, Dolf Luque, Howie Pollet, Nolan Ryan, Bill Walker and Bucky Walters (2).

Year		ERA
1900	Rube Waddell, Pit	2.37
1901	Jesse Tannehill, Pit	2.18
1902	Jack Taylor, Chi	1.33
1903	Sam Leever, Pit	2.06
1904	Joe McGinnity, NY	1.61
1905	Christy Mathewson, NY	1.27
1906	Three Finger Brown, Chi	1.04
1907	Jack Pfiester, Chi	1.15
1908	Christy Mathewson, NY	1.43
1909	Christy Mathewson, NY	1.14

1910	George McQuillan, Phi	1.60
1911	Christy Mathewson, NY	1.99
1912	Jeff Tesreau, NY	1.96
1913	Christy Mathewson, NY	2.06
1914	Bill Doak, St.L	1.72
1915	Grover Alexander, Phi	1.22
1916	Grover Alexander, Phi	1.55
1917	Grover Alexander, Phi	1.86
1918	Hippo Vaughn, Chi	1.74
1919	Grover Alexander, Chi	1.72

1920	Grover Alexander, Chi	1.91
1921	Bill Doak, St.L	2.59
1922	Rosy Ryan, NY	3.01
1923	Dolf Luque, Cin	1.93
1924	Dazzy Vance, Bklyn	2.16
1925	Dolf Luque, Cin	2.63
1926	Ray Kremer, Pit	2.61
1927	Ray Kremer, Pit	2.47
1928	Dazzy Vance, Bklyn	2.09
1929	Bill Walker, NY	3.09

1930	Dazzy Vance, Bklyn	2.61
1931	Bill Walker, NY	2.26
1932	Lon Warneke, Chi	2.37
1933	Carl Hubbell, NY	1.66
1934	Carl Hubbell, NY	2.30
1935	Cy Blanton, Pit	2.58
1936	Carl Hubbell, NY	2.31
1937	Jim Turner, Bos	2.38
1938	Bill Lee, Chi	2.66
1939	Bucky Walters, Cin	2.29

1940	Bucky Walters, Cin	2.48
1941	Elmer Riddle, Cin	2.24
1942	Mort Cooper, St.L	1.78
1943	Howie Pollet, St.L	1.75
1944	Ed Heusser, Cin	2.38
1945	Hank Borowy, Chi	2.13
1946	Howie Pollet, St.L	2.10
1947	Warren Spahn, Bos	2.33
1948	Harry Brecheen, St.L	2.24
1949	Dave Koslo, NY	2.50

1950	Jim Hearn, St.L-NY	2.49
1951	Chet Nichols, Bos	2.88
1952	Hoyt Wilhelm, NY	2.43
1953	Warren Spahn, Mil	2.10
1954	Johnny Antonelli, NY	2.30
1955	Bob Friend, Pit	2.83
1956	Lew Burdette, Mil	2.70
1957	Johnny Podres, Bklyn	2.66
1958	Stu Miller, SF	2.47
1959	Sam Jones, SF	2.83

1960	Mike McCormick, SF	2.70
1961	Warren Spahn, Mil	3.02
1962	Sandy Koufax, LA	2.54
1963	Sandy Koufax, LA	1.88
1964	Sandy Koufax, LA	1.74
1965	Sandy Koufax, LA	2.04
1966	Sandy Koufax, LA	1.73
1967	Phil Niekro, Atl	1.87
1968	Bob Gibson, St.L	1.12
1969	Juan Marichal, SF	2.10

1970	Tom Seaver, NY	2.81
1971	Tom Seaver, NY	1.76
1972	Steve Carlton, Phi	1.97
1973	Tom Seaver, NY	2.08
1974	Buzz Capra, Atl	2.28
1975	Randy Jones, SD	2.24
1976	John Denny, St.L	2.52
1977	John Candelaria, Pit	2.34
1978	Craig Swan, NY	2.43
1979	J.R. Richard, Hou	2.71

1980	Don Sutton, LA	2.21
1981	Nolan Ryan, Hou	1.69
1982	Steve Rogers, Mon	2.40
1983	Atlee Hammaker, SF	2.25
1984	Alejandro Peña, LA	2.48
1985	Dwight Gooden, NY	1.53
1986	Mike Scott, Hou	2.22
1987	Nolan Ryan, Hou	2.76
1988	Joe Magrane, St.L	2.18
1989	Scott Garrelts, SF	2.28

1990	Danny Darwin, Hou	2.21
1991	Dennis Martinez, Mon	2.39
1992	Bill Swift, SF	2.08
1993	Greg Maddux, Atl	2.36
1994	Greg Maddux, Atl	1.56
1995	Greg Maddux, Atl	1.63
1996	Kevin Brown, Fla	1.89
1997	Pedro Martinez, Mon	1.90
1998	Greg Maddux, Atl	2.22
1999	Randy Johnson, Ari	2.48

2000	Kevin Brown, LA	2.58
2001	Randy Johnson, Ari	2.49
2002	Randy Johnson, Ari	2.32
2003	Jason Schmidt, SF	2.34
2004	Jake Peavy, SD	2.27