Major Improvement

Pitchers who have better earned-run averages in the major leagues than they did in the minor leagues: *--*

Pitcher Minors Majors David Cone 3.43 3.13 Greg Maddux 2.86 2.81 Al Leiter 4.15 4.01 John Smoltz 4.13 3.45 Orel Hershiser 3.72 3.25 John Franco 4.82 2.57

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