earned run average
noun
: 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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The Red Sox rotation had the fifth-worst earned run average in the American League last season (4.49).
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Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
He was claimed by the Rangers and earned a pair of two-game stints (two starts) last season, going 1-2 with a 10.97 earned run average over 10⅔ innings.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
In 2021, Frisch was 3-0 with a 2.38 earned run average in 20 games on the way to earning Freshman All-American honors.
—oregonlive, 18 July 2022
Scherzer and Megill have combined to go 9-3 with a 3.31 earned run average in 15 starts.
—New York Times, 19 May 2022
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Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
He was claimed by the Rangers and earned a pair of two-game stints (two starts) last season, going 1-2 with a 10.97 earned run average over 10⅔ innings.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
In 2021, Frisch was 3-0 with a 2.38 earned run average in 20 games on the way to earning Freshman All-American honors.
—oregonlive, 18 July 2022
Scherzer and Megill have combined to go 9-3 with a 3.31 earned run average in 15 starts.
—New York Times, 19 May 2022
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“Earned run average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run%20average. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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