单词 | earned run average |
释义 | > as lemmasearned run average earned run average n. Baseball a statistical measure of a pitcher's performance, calculated by dividing the number of earned runs scored against the pitcher by the number of innings pitched, and multiplying by nine; abbreviated ERA n. at E n.1 Initialisms.The measure as currently calculated was first adopted as an official statistic by the National League in 1912. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > statistical measure of pitcher's performance earned run average1892 1892 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. 8 Feb. 8/3 Ed Crane, who pitched 25 games for Cincinnati, was hit safely 183 times, gave 102 bases on balls, and has an earned run average of .041. 1916 Boston Daily Globe 27 Nov. 7/6 Schupp, who was last in 1915 pitchers' percentages, with an earned run average of 3.07 is first in 1916, with .090, or less than one run per nine-inning game. 1975 New Yorker 23 June 46/2 At contract-renewal time, earned-run averages below 3.30 are invariably mentioned by pitchers; an E.R.A. close to or above the 4.00 level will always be brought up by management. 2003 M. Lewis Moneyball x. 240 They'd seen one too many guys with a low earned run average in Triple-A who flamed out in the big leagues. < as lemmas |
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