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earned run average

earned run average noun: a statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.

Noun

earned run average (plural earned run averages)

  1. A statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.
    • We can give you passing yardage if you want to talk quarterbacks, or earned-run average if you want to talk pitchers, or goals and assists if you want to talk hockey players, but, alas, professional football linemen, especially on the offensive side of the table, are not easily statisticized.1992 October, Steve Buckley, “Boss Hog: Jim Lachey is the best offensive lineman in football playing on the best team in football”, in Sport, volume 83, number 10, →ISSN, page 63
    Synonyms:
    ERA

Synonyms of earned run average

Forms of earned run average

pluralearned run averages

Questions about earned run average

What does earned run average mean?
Earned run average means a statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.
What part of speech is earned run average?
Earned run average is a noun.
What is the plural of earned run average?
The plural of earned run average is earned run averages.

Words near earned run average in the dictionary

  1. earned one's spurs
  2. earned one's stripes
  3. earned one's wings
  4. earned out
  5. earned run
  6. earned run average
  7. earned run averages
  8. earned runs
  9. earner
  10. earners
  11. earnest

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