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Not necessarily. A pitcher could have a decent ERA but give up several hits and walks an inning. An adequate way to evaluate a pitcher would be to look at his WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched), along with ERA
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What does era stand for on a baseball card?
ERA stands for a pitcher's earned run average.
What is better a high ERA or a lower ERA?
Low ERA is better - Means less Earned runs by a pitcher in Baseball
In baseball do you want a low pitching era or higher?
If you are a baseball pitcher, you want a low era. ERA stands for earned run average, meaning how many runs were scored on you. You want low one because no pitcher wants people to score on them.
What is a pitcher's ERA in baseball if they gave up 19 earned runs in 37.2?
4.55
Which is a better measure of a baseball pitcher his ERA or his WHIP?
ERA because it shows the statistics of the whole game. WHIP shows more of a pitchers clutch ability.
What is the worst era for a pitcher in baseball?
A man by the name of Brian Matusz held the worst qualifying ERA in a season. It was 10.69. I am still looking for the worst qualifying career ERA.
What is a hurler in baseball what does ERA stand for?
A hurler is a slang term for a pitcher in baseball. ERA stands for Earned Run Average and is a statistic for pitchers that shows the number of 'earned' runs a pitcher allows for every nine innings. An earned run is a run that is scored without the help of an error or passed ball. One might think that the earned run average of a pitcher is similar to that of the batting average of a hitter.
Who is the best pitcher in baseball?
Ublado Jiemenz of the Colorado Rockies achieving an ERA of 0.70 and pitching the first no hitter in the history of the Rockies.
Was there oxygen in the Mesozoic Era?
Yes, the atmosphere was more than adequately oxygenated for life in the Mesozoic.
Who is the best baseball pitcher all time?
Arguably the best MLB pitcher of all time was Nolan Ryan. While he had thousands of walks, he also had a relatively low ERA and struck out over 5,000 batters.
What does the abbreviation era stand for in baseball?
The ERA in baseball stands for Earned Run Average which is the average amount of runs given up by a pitcher per game. For example a 1.98 ERA is amazing but a 6.10 ERA is terrible. The lower your ERA the better.
1962 Major League Baseball Average Pitcher ERA?
In 1962, the NL ERA was 3.94 (6,345 earned runs in 14,490 innings pitched) and the AL ERA was 3.97 (6,402 earned runs in 14515 innings pitched) for an MLB average of 3.9553.
