best era by a rookie pitcher after 1930

Since 1931, Stan Bahnsen has the best ERA by a rookie, with an ERA of 2.05 in 1968.

Interpreted as:
best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a rookie pitcher after 1930
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
2.05
1968
NYY NYY
37
17
12
.586
34
162
10
1
0
267.1
216
61
72
14
68
2
3
6
1,070
4
5.45
2.29
2.38
0.47
15.1
6.4
1.06
.245
2.42
73
2.64
88
7.27
10.1
2Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2.08
1968
NYM NYM
35
19
12
.613
34
178
17
7
0
263.2
221
61
72
16
69
8
0
7
1,058
8
6.08
2.36
2.58
0.55
16.8
6.5
1.10
.260
2.46
70
2.70
96
7.54
3.7
3Johnny Beazley
J. Beazley
2.13
1942
SLN SLN
43
21
6
.778
23
91
13
3
3
215.1
181
51
67
4
73
3
15
890
7
3.80
3.05
1.25
0.17
10.2
8.2
1.18
.246
2.80
63
2.87
82
7.57
15.3
4Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
2.19
2013
MIA MIA
28
12
6
.667
28
187
0
0
0
172.2
111
42
47
10
58
5
0
5
681
3
9.75
3.02
3.22
0.52
27.5
8.5
0.98
.240
2.45
60
2.72
75
5.79
18.1
5Elmer Riddle
E. Riddle
2.24
1941
CIN CIN
33
19
4
.826
22
80
15
4
1
216.2
180
54
68
8
59
5
4
884
2
3.32
2.45
1.36
0.33
9.0
6.7
1.10
.235
2.82
62
3.29
89
7.48
9.6
6Mickey Haefner
M. Haefner
2.29
1943
WSH WSH
36
11
5
.688
13
65
8
1
6
165.1
126
42
56
4
60
4
17
679
3
3.54
3.27
1.08
0.22
9.6
8.8
1.13
.223
3.05
72
3.11
95
6.86
2.7
7Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.32
1972
NYM NYM
34
15
10
.600
32
169
8
4
0
244.0
215
63
79
14
71
2
1
14
1,003
7
6.23
2.62
2.38
0.52
16.8
7.1
1.17
.269
2.91
69
2.65
81
7.93
16.5
8Gary Peters
G. Peters
2.33
1963
CWS CWS
41
19
8
.704
30
189
13
4
1
243.0
192
63
69
9
68
8
4
2
978
5
7.00
2.52
2.78
0.33
19.3
7.0
1.07
.260
2.56
67
2.34
67
7.11
32.1
9Mark Fidrych
M. Fidrych
2.34
1976
DET DET
31
19
9
.679
29
97
24
4
0
250.1
217
65
76
12
53
3
2
3
996
6
3.49
1.91
1.83
0.43
9.7
5.3
1.08
.247
2.73
63
3.15
86
7.80
13.7
10Mike Garcia
M. Garcia
2.36
1949
CLE CLE
41
14
5
.737
20
94
8
5
2
175.2
154
46
51
6
60
2
10
718
1
4.82
3.07
1.57
0.31
13.1
8.4
1.22
.266
2.61
59
2.94
73
7.89
21.3
11Jim Turner
J. Turner
2.38
1937
BSN BSN
33
20
11
.645
30
69
24
5
1
256.2
228
68
80
13
52
0
3
1,031
0
2.42
1.82
1.33
0.46
6.7
5.0
1.09
.240
2.81
66
3.77
101
7.99
-3.1
12Chase Burns
C. Burns
2.40
2026
CIN CIN
17
10
1
.909
17
116
0
0
0
97.2
74
26
26
12
31
0
0
0
390
2
10.69
2.86
3.74
1.11
29.7
7.9
1.08
.268
2.40
54
3.28
74
6.82
12.2
13Ernie White
E. White
2.40
1941
SLN SLN
32
17
7
.708
25
117
12
3
2
210.0
169
56
72
12
70
6
6
866
3
5.01
3.00
1.67
0.51
13.5
8.1
1.14
.238
3.09
64
3.38
88
7.24
11
14Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.43
1952
NYG NYG
71
15
3
.833
0
108
0
0
11
159.1
127
43
60
12
57
5
32
646
3
6.10
3.22
1.89
0.68
16.7
8.8
1.15
.248
3.39
65
3.18
86
7.17
9.3
15Gene Bearden
G. Bearden
2.43
1948
CLE CLE
37
20
7
.741
29
80
15
6
1
229.2
187
62
72
9
106
3
4
935
5
3.13
4.15
0.75
0.35
8.6
11.3
1.28
.242
2.82
60
3.90
99
7.33
0.4
16Ewell Blackwell
E. Blackwell
2.45
1946
CIN CIN
33
9
13
.409
25
100
10
5
0
194.1
160
53
62
1
79
4
5
803
4
4.63
3.66
1.27
0.05
12.5
9.8
1.23
.257
2.87
74
2.70
80
7.41
14.5
17Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2.48
1981
LAD LAD
25
13
7
.650
25
180
11
8
0
192.1
140
53
55
11
61
1
0
4
758
4
8.42
2.85
2.95
0.51
23.7
8.0
1.05
.255
2.57
73
2.44
72
6.55
20.4
18Milo Candini
M. Candini
2.49
1943
WSH WSH
28
11
7
.611
21
67
8
3
1
166.0
144
46
55
3
65
1
5
681
5
3.63
3.52
1.03
0.16
9.8
9.5
1.26
.259
2.98
78
3.04
93
7.81
4
19Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
2.52
1942
NYY NYY
25
15
4
.789
21
85
13
4
1
178.1
157
50
56
6
66
0
2
747
3
4.29
3.33
1.29
0.30
11.4
8.8
1.25
.256
2.83
70
3.01
87
7.92
8.7
20Ken Forsch
K. Forsch
2.53
1971
HOU HOU
33
8
8
.500
23
131
7
2
0
188.1
162
53
60
8
53
4
4
5
771
8
6.26
2.53
2.47
0.38
17.0
6.9
1.14
.268
2.87
75
2.52
76
7.74
16.7
21Butch Wensloff
B. Wensloff
2.54
1943
NYY NYY
29
13
11
.542
27
105
18
1
1
223.1
179
63
80
7
70
1
1
905
2
4.23
2.82
1.50
0.28
11.6
7.7
1.11
.238
3.22
77
2.84
84
7.21
13.1
22Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
2.54
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
236
4
3
0
191.1
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
11.10
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
1.06
.246
2.96
65
2.88
71
5.83
26.1
23Al Downing
A. Downing
2.56
1963
NYY NYY
24
13
5
.722
22
171
10
4
0
175.2
114
50
52
7
80
0
2
1
707
5
8.76
4.10
2.14
0.36
24.2
11.3
1.10
.238
2.66
73
2.42
68
5.84
22.3
24Nate Andrews
N. Andrews
2.57
1943
BSN BSN
36
14
20
.412
34
80
23
3
0
283.2
253
81
100
11
75
6
2
1,167
4
2.54
2.38
1.07
0.35
6.9
6.4
1.16
.243
3.17
75
3.21
96
8.03
4.4
25Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
2.58
1967
CIN CIN
33
14
8
.636
32
206
8
5
0
226.2
193
65
73
18
62
5
1
7
932
3
8.18
2.46
3.32
0.71
22.1
6.7
1.13
.273
2.90
71
2.64
76
7.66
20.6
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7/7
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TBR TBR
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Wed
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TBR TBR
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Thu
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TBR TBR
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Phillies Phillies
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42
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Nationals Nationals
46
45
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53
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Cubs Cubs
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6.0
Cardinals Cardinals
47
40
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7.5
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45
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10.5
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32
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45
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52
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35
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Yankees Yankees
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40
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48
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Orioles Orioles
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45
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.489
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49
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54
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TBR TBR
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DET DET
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NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
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Mon
7/6
HOU HOU
@
WSH WSH
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@
ATL ATL
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STL STL
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