This article is 2 years old. The controversial figure whose memoir formed the basis of Leonardo DiCaprio's unhinged stockbroker in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street has revealed his debauched life of sex and drugs was even worse than shown in the film.
A baseball pitcher is getting ready to throw the ball. ERA in baseballs stands for âearned run average.â It is used to measure a pitcherâs performance and was originally created during the 1900s to rate the effectiveness of relief pitchers. Today, it is one of most widely recognized statistics used to assess a pitcherâs ability.
However, 1900 is now considered the beginning of the modern era in Major League Baseball, and todayâs records are based on player statistics since that time.