1996 AMA Earned Run Average Leaders
Earned runs allowed per nine innings
Rick Helling led the AMA in earned run average in 1996 with 2.96, 0.06 ahead of Brian Givens (3.02).
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Led the AMA in 1996
Rick Helling
Oklahoma City 89ers
2.96
Earned Run Average
0.06 clear of Brian Givens
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| # | Player | Team | ERA | W | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Helling | OKC | 2.96 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Brian Givens | NEW | 3.02 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Joe Roa | BUF | 3.27 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Tom Fordham | NAS | 3.45 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Jose Alberro | OKC | 3.47 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Brian Anderson | BUF | 3.59 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Kirt Ojala | IND | 3.77 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Scott Ruffcorn | NAS | 3.87 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Dave Swartzbaugh | IOW | 3.88 | 8 | 11 | 44 |
| 10 | Steve Dreyer | OKC | 3.89 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 11 | Mo Sanford | OKC | 3.97 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 12 | Glendon Rusch | OMA | 3.98 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 13 | Julio Santana | OKC | 4.02 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 14 | Kevin Foster | IOW | 4.30 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 15 | Rigo Beltran | LOU | 4.35 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
| 16 | Travis Buckley | IND | 4.50 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 17 | Mark Kiefer | NEW +1 | 4.56 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 18 | Mike Misuraca | NEW +1 | 4.81 | 3 | 9 | 41 |
| 19 | Kennie Steenstra | IOW | 5.01 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 20 | Jim Lewis | BUF | 5.01 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 21 | John Frascatore | LOU | 5.18 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| 22 | Melvin Bunch | OMA | 6.08 | 8 | 9 | 33 |