best earned run average 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Bruce Sutter had the lowest ERA, with an ERA of 2.33.

Interpreted as:
best earned run average with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game by a player 1970s
NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
2.33
240
27
22
.551
0
418
0
0
105
390.2
281
101
121
22
115
2
179
27
1,560
26
9.63
2.65
3.63
0.51
26.8
7.4
1.01
.258
2.79
58
2.16
56
6.47
72.9
2Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
2.42
137
14
6
.700
0
93
0
0
34
237.2
216
64
70
21
66
4
90
16
963
2
3.52
2.50
1.41
0.80
9.7
6.9
1.19
.250
2.65
70
3.80
108
8.18
-7
3Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
2.49
116
59
19
.756
91
652
40
16
3
752.1
599
208
234
46
221
2
14
3
2,994
23
7.80
2.64
2.95
0.55
21.8
7.4
1.09
.267
2.80
64
2.61
66
7.17
112
4John Fulgham
J. Fulgham
2.53
20
10
6
.625
19
75
10
2
0
146.0
123
41
47
10
26
3
0
3
576
2
4.62
1.60
2.88
0.62
13.0
4.5
1.02
.245
2.90
68
3.18
87
7.58
7.7
5Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.58
355
186
103
.644
352
1,559
175
44
2
2745.0
2,275
787
883
184
861
26
3
31
11,105
55
5.11
2.82
1.81
0.60
14.0
7.8
1.14
.247
2.90
73
3.28
90
7.46
110.6
6Sparky Lyle
S. Lyle
2.61
600
69
59
.539
0
590
0
0
190
960.1
847
278
329
51
319
10
477
55
3,947
41
5.53
2.99
1.85
0.48
14.9
8.1
1.21
.267
3.08
71
3.08
83
7.94
67.9
7Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.61
348
178
101
.638
345
2,304
147
40
0
2652.1
2,105
768
843
190
741
28
2
65
10,607
64
7.82
2.51
3.11
0.64
21.7
7.0
1.07
.261
2.86
73
2.64
74
7.14
272
8Clay Carroll
C. Carroll
2.63
447
61
39
.610
11
385
0
0
106
766.1
731
224
257
36
252
16
248
65
3,191
17
4.52
2.96
1.53
0.42
12.1
7.9
1.28
.278
3.02
73
3.22
91
8.59
25.4
9Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
2.65
363
35
22
.614
0
313
0
0
83
540.1
459
159
187
21
190
7
214
59
2,230
14
5.21
3.16
1.65
0.35
14.0
8.5
1.20
.258
3.11
71
3.09
83
7.65
36.9
10Gary Lavelle
G. Lavelle
2.66
350
43
38
.531
0
370
0
0
74
522.0
484
154
181
22
233
9
216
68
2,239
9
6.38
4.02
1.59
0.38
16.5
10.4
1.37
.288
3.12
73
3.17
90
8.34
21.9
11Jim Kern
J. Kern
2.72
256
42
35
.545
12
499
1
0
75
539.0
428
163
188
20
276
21
178
32
2,261
23
8.33
4.61
1.81
0.33
22.1
12.2
1.31
.282
3.14
71
2.93
75
7.15
58
12John Hiller
J. Hiller
2.74
426
69
63
.523
17
812
6
2
115
911.0
749
277
314
81
414
11
321
64
3,828
33
8.02
4.09
1.96
0.80
21.2
10.8
1.28
.266
3.10
70
3.38
86
7.40
53.1
13Mark Fidrych
M. Fidrych
2.79
49
27
16
.628
47
154
33
5
0
368.0
339
114
128
18
79
5
2
7
1,480
7
3.77
1.93
1.95
0.44
10.4
5.3
1.14
.262
3.13
72
3.13
83
8.29
27.2
14Bob Welch
B. Welch
2.85
48
12
10
.545
25
130
5
3
8
192.2
174
61
70
13
58
4
16
6
788
2
6.07
2.71
2.24
0.61
16.5
7.4
1.20
.276
3.27
79
3.13
85
8.13
11.5
15Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.88
353
148
128
.536
350
2,082
145
39
0
2624.2
2,335
841
949
186
711
70
2
43
10,722
61
7.14
2.44
2.93
0.64
19.4
6.6
1.16
.280
3.25
78
2.80
76
8.01
260.7
16Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.89
640
84
85
.497
29
973
3
1
209
1219.0
1,038
391
438
84
353
32
480
74
4,953
25
7.18
2.61
2.76
0.62
19.6
7.1
1.14
.272
3.23
84
2.83
79
7.66
100.9
17Dan Schatzeder
D. Schatzeder
2.91
67
19
13
.594
42
189
6
1
1
327.1
260
106
117
27
140
3
5
7
1,356
11
5.20
3.85
1.35
0.74
13.9
10.3
1.22
.234
3.22
81
3.88
108
7.15
-10.9
18Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.92
369
184
133
.580
368
1,907
197
36
1
2905.0
2,559
942
1,088
207
758
51
1
75
11,759
68
5.91
2.35
2.52
0.64
16.2
6.4
1.14
.266
3.37
80
3.02
83
7.93
199.6
19Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2.93
193
91
66
.580
187
1,120
85
24
0
1411.1
1,238
459
507
128
377
47
3
24
5,775
38
7.14
2.40
2.97
0.82
19.4
6.5
1.14
.271
3.23
82
3.11
85
7.89
88.7
20Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.93
276
110
86
.561
257
1,340
86
24
9
1899.0
1,506
619
710
154
696
34
16
33
7,791
51
6.35
3.30
1.93
0.73
17.2
8.9
1.16
.243
3.36
84
3.36
94
7.14
43.9
21John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
2.94
146
70
38
.648
141
561
32
7
2
967.1
857
316
354
99
236
14
4
28
3,941
7
5.22
2.20
2.38
0.92
14.2
6.0
1.13
.250
3.29
80
3.60
97
7.97
12.2
22Dave Lemonds
D. Lemonds
2.95
31
4
7
.364
18
69
0
0
0
94.2
87
31
39
6
38
1
2
3
400
3
6.56
3.61
1.82
0.57
17.3
9.5
1.32
.283
3.71
93
2.99
91
8.27
3.1
23Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.97
251
102
98
.510
245
1,215
85
28
1
1803.0
1,662
595
693
115
485
20
4
62
7,405
51
6.06
2.42
2.51
0.57
16.4
6.5
1.19
.278
3.46
84
2.89
81
8.30
133.8
24Mike Marshall
M. Marshall
2.98
629
89
94
.486
10
771
0
0
177
1176.2
1,063
390
446
61
439
25
505
47
4,926
58
5.90
3.36
1.76
0.47
15.7
8.9
1.28
.276
3.41
81
3.12
84
8.13
78.6
25Don Wilson
D. Wilson
3.01
167
64
55
.538
153
707
49
13
2
1124.2
936
376
425
83
403
27
7
17
4,663
42
5.66
3.22
1.75
0.66
15.2
8.6
1.19
.248
3.40
85
3.36
97
7.49
10.2

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AVG

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W

14

Boyd

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K

154

Boyd

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ERA

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:20 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:20 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:40 PM
Last Game
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MIL Brewers

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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM