1963 NL Earned Run Average Leaders

Sandy Koufax led the NL in earned run average in 1963 with 1.88, 0.23 ahead of Dick Ellsworth (2.11). It was one of 5 times Sandy Koufax led in earned run average.

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Led the NL in 1963 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers

1.88 Earned Run Average 0.23 clear of Dick Ellsworth

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Sandy Koufax	LAN	1.88	25	5	311.0	0.87
2	Dick Ellsworth	CHN	2.11	22	10	290.2	1.03
3	Bob Friend	PIT	2.34	17	16	268.2	1.04
4	Juan Marichal	SFN	2.41	25	8	321.1	1.00
5	Curt Simmons	SLN	2.48	15	9	232.2	1.10
6	Larry Jackson	CHN	2.55	14	18	275.0	1.13
7	Warren Spahn	ML1	2.60	23	7	259.2	1.12
8	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	2.61	15	8	217.1	1.07
9	Don Drysdale	LAN	2.63	19	17	315.1	1.09
10	Ken Johnson	HOU	2.65	11	17	224.0	1.13
11	Jim Maloney	CIN	2.77	23	7	250.1	1.08
12	Jim O'Toole	CIN	2.88	17	14	234.1	1.13
13	Bob Miller	LAN	2.89	10	8	187.0	1.26
14	Chris Short	PHI	2.95	9	12	198.0	1.28
15	Ray Culp	PHI	2.97	14	11	203.1	1.23
16	Ernie Broglio	SLN	2.99	18	8	250.0	1.17
17	Turk Farrell	HOU	3.02	14	13	202.1	0.97
18	Denny Lemaster	ML1	3.04	11	14	237.0	1.20
19	Don Cardwell	PIT	3.07	13	15	213.2	1.16
20	CW Carl Willey	NYN	3.10	9	14	183.0	1.19
21	Billy O'Dell	SFN	3.16	14	10	222.1	1.30
22	John Tsitouris	CIN	3.16	12	8	191.0	1.07
23	Don Nottebart	HOU	3.17	11	8	193.0	1.08
24	Cal McLish	PHI	3.26	13	11	209.2	1.14
25	Don Schwall	PIT	3.33	6	12	167.2	1.38
26	Bob Buhl	CHN	3.38	11	14	226.0	1.24
27	Bob Gibson	SLN	3.39	18	9	254.2	1.26
28	Jack Sanford	SFN	3.51	16	13	284.1	1.23
29	Johnny Podres	LAN	3.54	14	12	198.1	1.31
30	Bob Bruce	HOU	3.59	5	9	170.1	1.30
31	Lew Burdette	SLN +1	3.71	9	13	182.0	1.19
32	Roger Craig	NYN	3.78	5	22	236.0	1.30
33	Glen Hobbie	CHN	3.92	7	10	165.1	1.34
34	Bob Hendley	ML1	3.93	9	9	169.1	1.28
35	Al Jackson	NYN	3.96	13	17	227.0	1.41
36	Ray Sadecki	SLN	4.10	10	10	193.1	1.43
37	Joey Jay	CIN	4.29	7	18	170.0	1.44