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1981 AL Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

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Sammy Stewart led the AL in earned run average in 1981 with 2.32, 0.01 ahead of Steve McCatty (2.33).

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Led the AL in 1981 Sammy Stewart Baltimore Orioles
2.32 Earned Run Average 0.01 clear of Steve McCatty
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ERA W L IP WHIP
1 Sammy Stewart BAL 2.32 4 8 112.1 1.30
2 Steve McCatty Steve McCatty OAK 2.33 14 7 185.2 1.08
3 Dennis Lamp Dennis Lamp CHA 2.41 7 6 127.0 1.15
4 Tommy John Tommy John NYA 2.63 9 8 140.1 1.24
5 Britt Burns Britt Burns CHA 2.64 10 6 156.2 1.20
6 Larry Gura KCA 2.72 11 8 172.1 1.01
7 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry NYA 2.76 11 5 127.0 0.99
8 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven CLE 2.88 11 7 159.1 1.16
9 Ken Forsch Ken Forsch CAL 2.88 11 7 153.0 1.11
10 Dennis Leonard Dennis Leonard KCA 2.99 13 11 201.2 1.20
11 Rick Langford Rick Langford OAK 2.99 12 10 195.1 1.27
12 Dan Petry Dan Petry DET 3.00 10 9 141.0 1.22
13 Milt Wilcox DET 3.03 12 9 166.1 1.23
14 Jack Morris Jack Morris DET 3.05 14 7 198.0 1.17
15 Doc Medich Doc Medich TEX 3.08 10 6 143.1 1.18
16 John Denny John Denny CLE 3.15 10 6 145.2 1.41
17 Dave Stieb Dave Stieb TOR 3.19 11 10 183.2 1.14
18 Doug Bird Doug Bird NYA +1 3.22 9 6 128.2 1.26
19 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor BAL 3.26 13 5 160.0 1.29
20 Mike Witt Mike Witt CAL 3.28 8 9 129.0 1.32
21 Rick Honeycutt TEX 3.31 11 6 127.2 1.07
22 Dennis Martinez Dennis Martinez BAL 3.32 14 5 179.0 1.31
23 Matt Keough Matt Keough OAK 3.40 10 6 140.1 1.21
24 Steve Trout Steve Trout CHA 3.47 8 7 124.2 1.28
25 Pete Vuckovich Pete Vuckovich ML4 3.55 14 4 149.2 1.30
26 Danny Darwin TEX 3.64 9 9 146.0 1.18
27 Luis Leal Luis Leal TOR 3.68 7 13 129.2 1.32
28 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez BOS 3.68 10 3 127.1 1.42
29 Mike Norris Mike Norris OAK 3.75 12 9 172.2 1.20
30 Jim Palmer Jim Palmer BAL 3.75 7 8 127.1 1.28
31 Richard Dotson Richard Dotson CHA 3.77 9 8 141.0 1.38
32 Len Barker Len Barker CLE 3.91 8 7 154.1 1.27
33 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell ML4 3.93 11 9 144.1 1.31
34 Fernando Arroyo Fernando Arroyo MIN 3.93 7 10 128.1 1.39
35 Glenn Abbott Glenn Abbott SEA 3.94 4 9 130.1 1.19
36 Jerry Koosman Jerry Koosman MIN +1 4.01 4 13 121.1 1.37
37 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana BOS 4.01 4 10 141.1 1.31
38 Pete Redfern Pete Redfern MIN 4.07 9 8 141.2 1.36
39 Albert Williams Albert Williams MIN 4.08 6 10 150.0 1.41
40 Rudy May Rudy May NYA 4.14 6 11 147.2 1.21
41 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan BAL 4.19 9 6 116.0 1.25
42 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley BOS 4.27 9 8 154.0 1.27
43 Randy Lerch Randy Lerch ML4 4.31 7 9 110.2 1.60
44 Jim Slaton Jim Slaton ML4 4.37 5 7 117.1 1.45
45 Geoff Zahn Geoff Zahn CAL 4.41 10 11 161.1 1.39
46 Floyd Bannister Floyd Bannister SEA 4.45 9 9 121.1 1.38
47 Moose Haas Moose Haas ML4 4.46 11 7 137.1 1.35
48 Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins TEX 4.50 5 8 106.0 1.53
49 Jim Clancy Jim Clancy TOR 4.90 6 12 125.0 1.52
50 Rick Waits Rick Waits CLE 4.92 8 10 126.1 1.72