Definition of "earned run average" []

• Baseball A measure of a pitcher's performance obtained by dividing the total of earned runs allowed by the total of innings pitched and multiplying by nine. (noun)

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• "And the prospects for that scenario looked promising: The Phillies Game 4 starter, Joe Blanton, owned a earned run average of over eight against the Bombers."