Other Major Leagues
| Year | Leader | ERA | Team | League | Runner-up | ERA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Driscoll, DennyDenny Driscoll | 1.21 | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | American Association | Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker | 1.30 | |
| 1883 | White, WillWill White | 2.09 | Cincinnati Red Stockings | American Association | Mullane, TonyTony Mullane | 2.19 | |
| 1884 | Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker | 1.80 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Foutz, DaveDave Foutz | 2.18 | |
| 1884 | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 1.54 | Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | Union Association | Taylor, BillyBilly Taylor | 1.68 | |
| 1885 | Caruthers, BobBob Caruthers | 2.07 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker | 2.18 | |
| 1886 | Foutz, DaveDave Foutz | 2.11 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Caruthers, BobBob Caruthers | 2.32 | |
| 1887 | Smith, ElmerElmer Smith | 2.94 | Cincinnati Red Stockings | American Association | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 3.07 | |
| 1888 | King, SilverSilver King | 1.63 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Seward, EdEd Seward | 2.01 | |
| 1889 | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | 2.25 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Duryea, JesseJesse Duryea | 2.56 | |
| 1890 | Stratton, ScottScott Stratton | 2.36 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Ehret, RedRed Ehret | 2.53 | |
| 1890 | King, SilverSilver King | 2.69 | Chicago Pirates | Players' League | Staley, HarryHarry Staley | 3.23 | |
| 1891 | Crane, EdEd Crane | 2.45 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | American Association | Haddock, GeorgeGeorge Haddock | 2.49 | |
| 1914 | Hendrix, ClaudeClaude Hendrix | 1.69 | Chicago Chi-Feds | Federal League | Ford, RussRuss Ford | 1.82 | |
| 1915 | Moseley, EarlEarl Moseley | 1.91 | Newark Pepper | Federal League | Plank, EddieEddie Plank† | 2.08 |
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