"earned run average" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: earned run averages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} earned run average (plural earned run averages)
  1. (baseball) A statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched. Synonyms: ERA [abbreviation] Related terms: earned run, earned runs Translations (Translations): vastuujuoksuarvo (Finnish), 防御率 (bōgyoritsu) (alt: ぼうぎょりつ) (Japanese), 평균자책점 (pyeonggyunjachaekjeom) (alt: 平均自責點) (Korean), 방어율 (bang'eoyul) (alt: 防禦率) (Korean)

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