1931 Negro National League Earned Run Average Leaders
Earned runs allowed per nine innings
Malvin Powell led the Negro National League in earned run average in 1931 with 1.29, 0.34 ahead of Eggie Hensley (1.63).
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Led the NNL in 1931
Malvin Powell
Chicago Columbia Giants
1.29
Earned Run Average
0.34 clear of Eggie Hensley
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | ERA | W | L | IP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malvin Powell | CC2 | 1.29 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 1.07 |
| 2 | Eggie Hensley | SLS | 1.63 | 4 | 2 | 66.1 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Nelson Dean | DS | 2.06 | 7 | 3 | 91.2 | 1.30 |
| 4 |
 Luther McDonald
|
CC2 +1 | 2.27 | 6 | 4 | 95.1 | 1.31 |
| 5 |
 George Mitchell
|
AB2 | 2.38 | 8 | 2 | 72.0 | 0.97 |
| 6 |
 Ray Brown
|
AB2 | 2.63 | 7 | 5 | 109.2 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Joe Strong | SLS | 3.13 | 4 | 3 | 60.1 | 1.23 |
| 8 |
 Ted Trent
|
SLS | 3.24 | 4 | 3 | 66.2 | 1.05 |
| 9 |
 Bert Hunter
|
SLS | 3.70 | 5 | 2 | 56.0 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Lefty Capers | LOW | 3.86 | 6 | 4 | 84.0 | 1.26 |
| 11 |
 Willie Powell
|
DS | 4.89 | 5 | 9 | 92.0 | 1.52 |
| 12 | Clarence White | LOW | 5.04 | 2 | 4 | 55.1 | 1.41 |
| 13 | Jim Willis | CCU | 5.09 | 5 | 4 | 69.0 | 1.51 |
| 14 |
 Cliff Bell
|
CCU | 5.29 | 3 | 5 | 66.1 | 1.51 |