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1985 MLB Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

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Dwight Gooden led all of MLB in earned run average in 1985 with 1.53, 0.40 ahead of John Tudor (1.93). It stands 53rd among all single seasons in MLB history.

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Dwight Gooden Led all of MLB in 1985 Dwight Gooden New York Mets
1.53 Earned Run Average 0.40 clear of John Tudor
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# Player Team ERA W L IP WHIP
1 Dwight Gooden Dwight Gooden NYN 1.53 24 4 276.2 0.97
2 John Tudor John Tudor SLN 1.93 21 8 275.0 0.94
3 Orel Hershiser Orel Hershiser LAN 2.03 19 3 239.2 1.03
4 Rick Reuschel Rick Reuschel PIT 2.27 14 8 194.0 1.06
5 Bob Welch Bob Welch LAN 2.31 14 4 167.1 1.05
6 Fernando Valenzuela Fernando Valenzuela LAN 2.45 17 10 272.1 1.15
7 Dave Stieb Dave Stieb TOR 2.48 14 13 265.0 1.14
8 Charlie Leibrandt Charlie Leibrandt KCA 2.69 17 9 237.2 1.22
9 Sid Fernandez Sid Fernandez NYN 2.80 9 9 170.1 1.10
10 Bret Saberhagen Bret Saberhagen KCA 2.87 20 6 235.1 1.06
11 Danny Cox Danny Cox SLN 2.88 18 9 241.0 1.20
12 Ron Darling Ron Darling NYN 2.90 16 6 248.0 1.32
13 Bryn Smith Bryn Smith MON 2.91 18 5 222.1 1.05
14 Jerry Reuss Jerry Reuss LAN 2.92 14 10 212.2 1.26
15 Dave Dravecky Dave Dravecky SDN 2.93 13 11 214.2 1.20
16 Jimmy Key Jimmy Key TOR 3.00 14 6 212.2 1.12
17 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley CHN 3.08 11 7 169.1 0.97
18 Eric Show Eric Show SDN 3.09 12 11 233.0 1.28
19 Andy Hawkins SDN 3.15 18 8 228.2 1.29
20 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven CLE +1 3.16 17 16 293.2 1.15
21 Tom Seaver Tom Seaver CHA 3.17 16 11 238.2 1.22
22 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry NYA 3.27 22 6 259.0 1.10
23 Mike Scott Mike Scott HOU 3.29 18 8 221.2 1.24
24 Shane Rawley Shane Rawley PHI 3.31 13 8 198.2 1.35
25 Charlie Hough Charlie Hough TEX 3.31 14 16 250.1 1.12
26 Jack Morris Jack Morris DET 3.33 16 11 257.0 1.25
27 Dan Petry Dan Petry DET 3.36 15 13 238.2 1.14
28 Mike Krukow Mike Krukow SFN 3.38 8 11 194.2 1.16
29 Joaquin Andujar Joaquin Andujar SLN 3.40 21 12 269.2 1.29
30 Kevin Gross PHI 3.41 15 13 205.2 1.34
31 Danny Jackson Danny Jackson KCA 3.42 14 12 208.0 1.37
32 Ed Lynch Ed Lynch NYN 3.44 10 8 191.0 1.13
33 Doyle Alexander Doyle Alexander TOR 3.45 17 10 260.2 1.29
34 Mike Moore Mike Moore SEA 3.46 17 10 247.0 1.21
35 LaMarr Hoyt LaMarr Hoyt SDN 3.47 16 8 210.1 1.09
36 Rick Mahler Rick Mahler ATL 3.48 17 15 266.2 1.32
37 Bill Gullickson Bill Gullickson MON 3.52 14 12 181.1 1.29
38 Tom Browning Tom Browning CIN 3.55 20 9 261.1 1.21
39 Bob Knepper Bob Knepper HOU 3.55 15 13 241.0 1.27
40 Mike Witt Mike Witt CAL 3.56 15 9 250.0 1.30
41 Dave LaPoint Dave LaPoint SFN 3.57 7 17 206.2 1.40
42 Mario Soto Mario Soto CIN 3.58 12 15 256.2 1.17
43 Ken Dixon Ken Dixon BAL 3.67 8 4 162.0 1.28
44 Oil Can Boyd Oil Can Boyd BOS 3.70 15 13 272.1 1.25
45 Atlee Hammaker Atlee Hammaker SFN 3.74 5 12 170.2 1.22
46 Charles Hudson Charles Hudson PHI 3.78 8 13 193.0 1.36
47 Danny Darwin ML4 3.80 8 18 217.2 1.27
48 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan HOU 3.80 10 12 232.0 1.29
49 John Denny John Denny PHI 3.82 11 14 230.2 1.45
50 Steve Bedrosian Steve Bedrosian ATL 3.83 7 15 206.2 1.50
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