earned run average

noun

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of earned run average

: the average number of earned runs per game scored against a pitcher in baseball determined by dividing the total of earned runs scored against him by the total number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine

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Recent Examples of earned run average from the Web

Relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak, 32, missed two months with an oblique strain and entered the day with a 6.46 earned run average.

— james wagner, New York Times, "Todd Frazier Heads for Second Stint on the Disabled List," 9 July 2018
During the regular season, the 5-foot-11-inch righthander led Norton (19-1) with a sub .60 earned run average with 266 strikeouts over 122 innings.

— nate weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, "Kelly Nelson repeats as Gatorade Girls’ Softball Player of the Year," 4 June 2018
Perkins, whose fastball normally ranges from 90-92 miles per hour and can touch 95, is 2-3 this season with a 2.56 earned run average and a 50-to-13 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 27 1/3 innings.

— kyle neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Under weight of great expectations, Kokomo baseball's talented senior trio has one more title shot," 17 May 2018
Knebel entered Friday with a 3.95 earned run average and WHIP of 1.02 with 19 strikeouts in 15 appearances (13 2/3 innings).

— todd rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Hernán Pérez getting more opportunities at second base for Brewers," 15 June 2018
Neilan finished the season with a 10-1 record and 0.68 earned run average with 116 strikeouts through 82 innings.

— j.c. carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Sentinel baseball all-area teams led by Timber Creek's Bret Neilan," 8 June 2018
While Lincoln Henzman was Louisville's closer last season, Bordner might have been its best reliever in 2017, posting a ridiculous 0.41 earned run average in 43 ⅔ innings.

— gentry estes, The Courier-Journal, "Sam Bordner's return would be huge for Louisville's NCAA Tourney hopes," 29 May 2018
Two 20-game winners in Megan Kleist and Nicole Newman, who each compiled sub-one earned run averages facing off in a game between two teams that rank in the top three in team ERA?

— special to the oregonian, OregonLive.com, "Megan Kleist's gem sends Oregon Ducks softball past Drake, into Eugene Regional final," 18 May 2018
The University of Louisville commit is 2-3 as a pitcher with a 0.99 earned run average and 47 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings.

— kyle neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Cathedral's Jared Poland leads baseball All-City team," 21 May 2018

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