1961 NL Earned Run Average Leaders

Warren Spahn led the NL in earned run average in 1961 with 3.02, 0.08 ahead of Jim O'Toole (3.10). It was one of 3 times Warren Spahn led in earned run average.

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Led the NL in 1961 Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves

3.02 Earned Run Average 0.08 clear of Jim O'Toole

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Warren Spahn	ML1	3.02	21	13	262.2	1.14
2	Jim O'Toole	CIN	3.10	19	9	252.2	1.27
3	Curt Simmons	SLN	3.13	9	10	195.2	1.36
4	Mike McCormick	SFN	3.20	13	16	250.0	1.24
5	Bob Gibson	SLN	3.24	13	12	211.1	1.44
6	Joe Gibbon	PIT	3.32	13	10	195.1	1.24
7	Sandy Koufax	LAN	3.52	18	13	255.2	1.20
8	Joey Jay	CIN	3.53	21	10	247.1	1.25
9	Don Drysdale	LAN	3.69	13	10	244.0	1.31
10	Ray Sadecki	SLN	3.72	14	10	222.2	1.34
11	Bob Purkey	CIN	3.73	16	12	246.1	1.20
12	Johnny Podres	LAN	3.74	18	5	182.2	1.33
13	Larry Jackson	SLN	3.75	14	11	211.0	1.23
14	Don Cardwell	CHN	3.82	15	14	259.1	1.28
15	CW Carl Willey	ML1	3.83	6	12	159.2	1.33
16	Bob Friend	PIT	3.85	14	19	236.0	1.34
17	Dick Ellsworth	CHN	3.86	10	11	186.2	1.40
18	Juan Marichal	SFN	3.89	13	10	185.0	1.25
19	Stan Williams	LAN	3.90	15	12	235.1	1.36
20	Lew Burdette	ML1	4.00	18	11	272.1	1.20
21	Art Mahaffey	PHI	4.10	11	19	219.1	1.25
22	Harvey Haddix	PIT	4.10	10	6	156.0	1.28
23	Bob Buhl	ML1	4.11	9	10	188.1	1.48
24	Ernie Broglio	SLN	4.12	9	12	174.2	1.38
25	Jack Sanford	SFN	4.22	13	9	217.1	1.33
26	Glen Hobbie	CHN	4.26	7	13	198.2	1.31
27	Frank Sullivan	PHI	4.29	3	16	159.1	1.36
28	John Buzhardt	PHI	4.49	6	18	202.1	1.31
29	JC Jack Curtis	CHN	4.89	10	13	180.1	1.50