HyperDic: earned_run_average

English > 1 sense of the expression earned run average:
NOUNcommunicationearned run average, ERA(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness
English > earned run average: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched.
SynonymERA
Categorybaseball, baseball game, ballA ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
Broaderstandard, criterion, measure, touchstoneA basis for comparison

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