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It is a measure to judge how effective a pitcher is. It calculated by taking the total earned runs a pitcher has allowed and dividing by (total #of innings pitched/9). Giving you an average number of runs a pitcher allows (earned runs) every 9 innings
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Do walks count in earned run average?
it depends. If the bases were loaded and a batter walked, that would effect the earned run average. But if a batter walked but it did not effect the score, it would not effect the pitcher's earned run average.
Does fielding errors count against pitchers earned run average?
No...a fielding error that allows the runner to get on base and that runner scores is not an earned run and does not count against earned run average.
What does ERA in baseball mean?
Earned Run Average
In baseball what does era stand for?
Earned Run Average
What does era mean in baseball?
Earned Run Average
What does era stand for in baseball?
Earned Run Average
What is David Ortiz's Earned Run Average?
David Ortiz doesn't have an ERA because he is not a pitcher. Only pitchers have Earned Run Averages.
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.
What does Earned Run Average mean as in baseball?
ERA is the average number of earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings pitched.
What pitcher has the highest lifetime earned run average?
Boof Bonser
What does the abbreviation era stand for in baseball?
ERA= Earned Run Average.
How does an earned run average measure a players performance?
by the scoring method
