earned run average

baseball statistic
Also known as: ERA

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  • Mariano Rivera
    In Mariano Rivera

    …652 saves, with a career earned-run average (ERA) of 2.21. Moreover, when he retired in 2013, Rivera had a lifetime adjusted ERA (ERA+; an ERA adjusted for opponents and ballparks, with the average major-league pitcher set at 100) of 205, far and away the highest ERA+ ever.

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