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noun
A statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ERA
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
History
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