Criterion and Earned run average

Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

Earned run average and criterion are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Earned run average" with "Criterion", this terms are similar.

Earned run average 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.

Criterion and earned run average are semantically related. You can use "Criterion" instead a noun phrase "Earned run average".