List of Major League Baseball Earned Run Average Champions - American League

American League

Year Leader ERA Team Runner-up ERA Ref
1901 Young, CyCy Young† 1.62 Boston Americans Callahan, NixeyNixey Callahan 2.42
1902 Siever, EdEd Siever 1.91 Detroit Tigers Waddell, RubeRube Waddell† 2.05
1903 Moore, EarlEarl Moore 1.74 Cleveland Naps Young, CyCy Young† 2.08
1904 Joss, AddieAddie Joss† 1.59 Cleveland Naps Waddell, RubeRube Waddell† 1.62
1905 Waddell, RubeRube Waddell† 1.48 Philadelphia Athletics White, DocDoc White 1.76
1906 White, DocDoc White 1.52 Chicago White Sox Pelty, BarneyBarney Pelty 1.59
1907 Walsh, EdEd Walsh† 1.60 Chicago White Sox Killian, EdEd Killian 1.78
1908 Joss, AddieAddie Joss† 1.16 Cleveland Naps Young, CyCy Young† 1.26
1909 Krause, HarryHarry Krause 1.39 Philadelphia Athletics Walsh, EdEd Walsh† 1.41
1910 Walsh, EdEd Walsh† 1.27 Chicago White Sox Coombs, JackJack Coombs 1.30
1911 Gregg, VeanVean Gregg 1.80 Cleveland Naps Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 1.90
1912 Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 1.39 Washington Senators Wood, JoeJoe Wood 1.91
1913 Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 1.14 Washington Senators Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte 1.58
1914 Dutch LeonardDutch Leonard 0.96 Boston Red Sox Foster, RubeRube Foster 1.70
1915 Wood, JoeJoe Wood 1.49 Boston Red Sox Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 1.55
1916 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 1.75 Boston Red Sox Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte 1.78
1917 Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte 1.53 Chicago White Sox Mays, CarlCarl Mays 1.74
1918 Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 1.27 Washington Senators Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† 1.82
1919 Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 1.49 Washington Senators Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte 1.82
1920 Shawkey, BobBob Shawkey 2.45 New York Yankees Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† 2.49
1921 Faber, RedRed Faber† 2.48 Chicago White Sox Mogridge, GeorgeGeorge Mogridge 3.00
1922 Faber, RedRed Faber† 2.81 Chicago White Sox Pillette, HermanHerman Pillette 2.85
1923 Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† 2.76 Washington Senators Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt† 3.02
1924 Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† 2.72 Washington Senators Zachary, TomTom Zachary 2.75
1925 Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† 2.84 Washington Senators Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock† 2.96
1926 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.51 Philadelphia Athletics Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle 2.83
1927 Moore, WilcyWilcy Moore 2.28 New York Yankees Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt† 2.63
1928 Braxton, GarlandGarland Braxton 2.51 Washington Senators Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock† 2.56
1929 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.81 Philadelphia Athletics Marberry, FirpoFirpo Marberry 3.06
1930 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.54 Philadelphia Athletics Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell 3.31
1931 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.06 Philadelphia Athletics Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez† 2.67
1932 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.84 Philadelphia Athletics Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing† 3.09
1933 Harder, MelMel Harder 2.95 Cleveland Indians Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges 3.09
1934 Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez† 2.33 New York Yankees Harder, MelMel Harder 2.61
1935 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.70 Boston Red Sox Lyons, TedTed Lyons† 3.02
1936 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.81 Boston Red Sox Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen 3.44
1937 Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez† 2.33 New York Yankees Stratton, MontyMonty Stratton 2.40
1938 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 3.08 Boston Red Sox Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing† 3.31
1939 Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† 2.54 Boston Red Sox Lyons, TedTed Lyons† 2.76
1940 Feller, BobBob Feller† 2.61 Cleveland Indians Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom 2.83
1941 Lee, ThorntonThornton Lee 2.37 Chicago White Sox Benton, AlAl Benton 2.97
1942 Lyons, TedTed Lyons† 2.10 Chicago White Sox Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham 2.27
1943 Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler 1.64 New York Yankees Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham 2.27
1944 Trout, DizzyDizzy Trout 2.12 Detroit Tigers Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser† 2.22
1945 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser† 1.81 Detroit Tigers Benton, AlAl Benton 2.02
1946 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser† 1.94 Detroit Tigers Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler 2.10
1947 Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes 2.42 Chicago White Sox Feller, BobBob Feller† 2.68
1948 Bearden, GeneGene Bearden 2.43 Cleveland Indians Scarborough, RayRay Scarborough 2.82
1949 Garcia, MikeMike Garcia 2.36 Cleveland Indians Parnell, MelMel Parnell 2.77
1950 Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn† 3.20 Cleveland Indians Garver, NedNed Garver 3.39
1951 Rogovin, SaulSaul Rogovin 2.78 Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers		 Lopat, EdEd Lopat 2.91
1952 Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds 2.06 New York Yankees Garcia, MikeMike Garcia 2.37
1953 Lopat, EdEd Lopat 2.42 New York Yankees Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce 2.72
1954 Garcia, MikeMike Garcia 2.64 Cleveland Indians Consuegra, SandySandy Consuegra 2.69
1955 Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce 1.97 Chicago White Sox Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford† 2.63
1956 Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford† 2.47 New York Yankees Score, HerbHerb Score 2.53
1957 Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz 2.45 New York Yankees Sturdivant, TomTom Sturdivant 2.54
1958 Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford† 2.01 New York Yankees Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce 2.68
1959 Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm† 2.19 Baltimore Orioles Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual 2.64
1960 Baumann, FrankFrank Baumann 2.67 Chicago White Sox Bunning, JimJim Bunning† 2.79
1961 Donovan, DickDick Donovan 2.40 Washington Senators Stafford, BillBill Stafford 2.68
1962 Aguirre, HankHank Aguirre 2.21 Detroit Tigers Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts† 2.78
1963 Peters, GaryGary Peters 2.33 Chicago White Sox Pizarro, JuanJuan Pizarro 2.39
1964 Chance, DeanDean Chance 1.65 Los Angeles Angels Horlen, JoeJoe Horlen 1.88
1965 McDowell, SamSam McDowell 2.18 Cleveland Indians Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher 2.40
1966 Peters, GaryGary Peters 1.98 Chicago White Sox Horlen, JoeJoe Horlen 2.43
1967 Horlen, JoeJoe Horlen 2.06 Chicago White Sox Peters, GaryGary Peters 2.28
1968 Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant 1.60 Cleveland Indians McDowell, SamSam McDowell 1.81
1969 Bosman, DickDick Bosman 2.19 Washington Senators Palmer, JimJim Palmer† 2.34
1970 Segui, DiegoDiego Seguí 2.56 Oakland Athletics Palmer, JimJim Palmer† 2.71
1971 Blue, VidaVida Blue 1.82 Oakland Athletics Wood, WilburWilbur Wood 1.91
1972 Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant 1.91 Boston Red Sox Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry† 1.92
1973 Palmer, JimJim Palmer† 2.40 Baltimore Orioles Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven 2.52
1974 Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter† 2.49 Oakland Athletics Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry† 2.51
1975 Palmer, JimJim Palmer† 2.09 Baltimore Orioles Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter† 2.58
1976 Fidrych, MarkMark Fidrych 2.34 Detroit Tigers Blue, VidaVida Blue 2.35
1977 Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana 2.54 California Angels Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven 2.72
1978 Guidry, RonRon Guidry 1.74 New York Yankees Matlack, JonJon Matlack 2.27
1979 Guidry, RonRon Guidry 2.78 New York Yankees John, TommyTommy John 2.96
1980 May, RudyRudy May 2.46 New York Yankees Norris, MikeMike Norris 2.53
1981 Righetti, DaveDave Righetti 2.05 New York Yankees Stewart, SammySammy Stewart 2.32
1982 Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe 2.96 Cleveland Indians Stanley, BobBob Stanley 3.10
1983 Honeycutt, RickRick Honeycutt 2.42 Texas Rangers Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker 2.77
1984 Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker 2.79 Baltimore Orioles Stieb, DaveDave Stieb 2.83
1985 Stieb, DaveDave Stieb 2.48 Toronto Blue Jays Leibrandt, CharlieCharlie Leibrandt 2.69
1986 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 2.48 Boston Red Sox Higuera, TeddyTeddy Higuera 2.79
1987 Key, JimmyJimmy Key 2.76 Toronto Blue Jays Viola, FrankFrank Viola 2.90
1988 Anderson, AllanAllan Anderson 2.45 Minnesota Twins Higuera, TeddyTeddy Higuera 2.45
1989 Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen 2.16 Kansas City Royals Finley, ChuckChuck Finley 2.57
1990 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 1.93 Boston Red Sox Finley, ChuckChuck Finley 2.40
1991 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 2.62 Boston Red Sox Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti 2.65
1992 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 2.41 Boston Red Sox Appier, KevinKevin Appier 2.46
1993 Appier, KevinKevin Appier 2.56 Kansas City Royals Alvarez, WilsonWilson Alvarez 2.95
1994 Ontiveros, SteveSteve Ontiveros 2.65 Oakland Athletics Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 2.85
1995 Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson 2.48 Seattle Mariners Wakefield, TimTim Wakefield 2.95
1996 Guzman, JuanJuan Guzmán 2.93 Toronto Blue Jays Hentgen, PatPat Hentgen 3.22
1997 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 2.05 Toronto Blue Jays Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson 2.28
1998 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 2.65 Toronto Blue Jays Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez 2.89
1999 Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez 2.07 Boston Red Sox Cone, DavidDavid Cone 3.44
2000 Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez 1.74 Boston Red Sox Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 3.70
2001 Garcia, FreddyFreddy García 3.05 Seattle Mariners Mussina, MikeMike Mussina 3.15
2002 Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez 2.26 Boston Red Sox Lowe, DerekDerek Lowe 2.58
2003 Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez 2.22 Boston Red Sox Hudson, TimTim Hudson 2.70
2004 Santana, JohanJohan Santana 2.61 Minnesota Twins Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling 3.26
2005 Millwood, KevinKevin Millwood 2.86 Cleveland Indians Santana, JohanJohan Santana 2.87
2006 Santana, JohanJohan Santana 2.77 Minnesota Twins Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay 3.19
2007 Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey 3.01 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Carmona, FaustoFausto Carmona 3.06
2008 Lee, CliffCliff Lee 2.54 Cleveland Indians Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay 2.78
2009 Greinke, ZackZack Greinke 2.16 Kansas City Royals Hernandez, FelixFélix Hernández 2.49
2010 Hernandez, FelixFélix Hernández 2.27 Seattle Mariners Buchholz, ClayClay Buchholz 2.33
2011 Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander 2.40 Detroit Tigers Weaver, JeredJered Weaver 2.41
2012 Price, DavidDavid Price 2.56 Tampa Bay Rays Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander 2.64

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