best era for starting pitcher in the 80s with 100 games started

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Orel Hershiser had the best ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with an ERA of 2.65.

Interpreted as:
best era for starting pitcher in the 80s with 100 or more games started
NAME ERA GS G W L W% SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.65
191
191
95
61
.609
948
58
23
0
1389.2
1,171
409
478
70
404
31
0
46
5,660
47
6.14
2.62
2.35
0.45
16.7
7.1
1.13
.262
3.10
7.58
2 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2.65
175
175
100
39
.719
1,162
52
19
0
1284.0
1,048
378
422
65
377
18
0
17
5,187
26
8.14
2.64
3.08
0.46
22.4
7.3
1.11
.276
2.96
7.35
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.07
174
174
95
45
.679
1,215
58
21
0
1282.2
1,086
437
476
95
371
32
0
16
5,235
31
8.53
2.60
3.27
0.67
23.2
7.1
1.14
.281
3.34
7.62
4 John Tudor
J. Tudor
3.13
235
235
102
65
.611
887
48
15
0
1595.2
1,499
555
620
141
427
26
0
26
6,561
18
5.00
2.41
2.08
0.80
13.5
6.5
1.21
.267
3.50
8.45
5 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.14
314
314
122
104
.540
2,167
44
15
0
2094.0
1,603
730
835
128
894
53
0
34
8,704
123
9.31
3.84
2.42
0.55
24.9
10.3
1.19
.270
3.59
6.89
6 Dave Dravecky
D. Dravecky
3.17
146
146
59
48
.551
481
28
9
0
923.2
864
325
370
85
260
11
0
21
3,804
8
4.69
2.53
1.85
0.83
12.6
6.8
1.22
.263
3.61
8.42
7 Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.20
311
311
137
92
.598
1,452
47
22
0
2078.0
1,876
739
816
155
662
48
0
39
8,629
43
6.29
2.87
2.19
0.67
16.8
7.7
1.22
.273
3.53
8.13
8 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
3.22
287
287
126
103
.550
1,627
102
27
0
2123.0
1,866
760
866
133
831
16
0
54
8,876
81
6.90
3.52
1.96
0.56
18.3
9.4
1.27
.276
3.67
7.91
9 Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
3.24
163
163
69
45
.605
954
15
5
0
1018.0
754
366
395
86
422
23
0
19
4,185
17
8.43
3.73
2.26
0.76
22.8
10.1
1.16
.247
3.49
6.67
10 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.24
241
241
94
81
.537
830
45
9
0
1598.0
1,590
575
646
97
383
38
0
41
6,630
32
4.67
2.16
2.17
0.55
12.5
5.8
1.23
.283
3.64
8.95
11 Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.25
165
165
72
58
.554
636
50
16
0
1191.2
1,117
430
474
62
365
18
0
36
4,933
29
4.80
2.76
1.74
0.47
12.9
7.4
1.24
.274
3.58
8.44
12 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
3.26
178
178
87
59
.596
838
52
12
0
1262.2
1,193
458
499
99
242
17
0
15
5,121
30
5.97
1.72
3.46
0.71
16.4
4.7
1.14
.279
3.56
8.50
13 Bryn Smith
B. Smith
3.28
193
193
77
64
.546
732
20
8
0
1243.1
1,151
453
524
92
290
30
0
28
5,105
16
5.30
2.10
2.52
0.67
14.3
5.7
1.16
.267
3.79
8.33
14 Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
3.29
152
152
78
44
.639
851
46
11
0
1077.2
939
394
431
96
330
18
0
13
4,426
11
7.11
2.76
2.58
0.80
19.2
7.5
1.18
.269
3.60
7.84
15 Jimmy Key
J. Key
3.30
157
157
69
44
.611
566
22
6
0
1046.1
971
384
421
101
245
15
0
12
4,262
21
4.87
2.11
2.31
0.87
13.3
5.7
1.16
.261
3.62
8.35
16 Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
3.32
331
331
140
109
.562
1,369
92
27
0
2310.0
2,004
852
947
182
810
102
0
26
9,570
39
5.33
3.16
1.69
0.71
14.3
8.5
1.22
.256
3.69
7.81
17 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
3.33
115
115
46
39
.541
435
12
7
0
752.1
685
278
307
76
208
11
0
10
3,079
14
5.20
2.49
2.09
0.91
14.1
6.8
1.19
.259
3.67
8.19
18 Mario Soto
M. Soto
3.38
213
213
88
81
.521
1,261
70
12
0
1510.2
1,231
567
626
151
537
23
0
35
6,219
30
7.51
3.20
2.35
0.90
20.3
8.6
1.17
.254
3.73
7.33
19 Ron Darling
R. Darling
3.38
206
206
87
55
.613
990
24
10
0
1390.2
1,241
523
591
126
540
25
0
18
5,819
49
6.41
3.49
1.83
0.82
17.0
9.3
1.28
.269
3.82
8.03
20 Danny Cox
D. Cox
3.40
150
150
55
56
.495
490
21
5
0
979.2
986
370
432
71
294
16
0
32
4,091
19
4.50
2.70
1.67
0.65
12.0
7.2
1.31
.284
3.97
9.06
21 Jim Deshaies
J. Deshaies
3.40
118
118
49
36
.576
517
11
6
0
735.1
629
278
302
73
272
8
0
22
3,057
13
6.33
3.33
1.90
0.89
16.9
8.9
1.23
.254
3.70
7.70
22 Mike Scott
M. Scott
3.41
276
276
112
87
.563
1,304
41
20
0
1772.1
1,555
671
744
137
521
31
0
39
7,293
37
6.62
2.65
2.50
0.70
17.9
7.1
1.17
.268
3.78
7.90
23 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.43
240
240
102
82
.554
1,443
54
13
0
1706.1
1,574
650
749
128
617
12
0
46
7,151
75
7.61
3.25
2.34
0.68
20.2
8.6
1.28
.292
3.95
8.30
24 Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
3.47
258
258
100
81
.552
732
44
17
0
1628.0
1,669
628
728
119
352
23
0
41
6,772
33
4.05
1.95
2.08
0.66
10.8
5.2
1.24
.279
4.02
9.23
25 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
3.49
212
212
95
61
.609
893
22
6
0
1309.0
1,290
507
564
117
281
19
0
19
5,365
13
6.14
1.93
3.18
0.80
16.6
5.2
1.20
.289
3.88
8.87
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
38
.596
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51
43
.543
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49
43
.533
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46
47
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21
72
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7/11
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SFG SFG
10:15 PM
Sat
7/12
LAD LAD
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
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7/13
LAD LAD
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SFG SFG
4:05 PM
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7/18
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sat
7/19
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
9:10 PM
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53 - 40

3

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2

LAD Dodgers

56 - 38

Wed 9 Jul 2025

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AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
54
39
.581
Yankees Yankees
51
41
.554
2.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
59
35
.628
Royals Royals
46
48
.489
13.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
55
38
.591
Mariners Mariners
48
44
.522
6.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
54
39
.581
Mets Mets
53
39
.576
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
54
38
.587
Brewers Brewers
53
40
.570
1.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
38
.596
Giants Giants
51
43
.543
5.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/24
AZ AZ
@
CWS CWS
3-7
Tue
6/24
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
2-4
Tue
6/24
BOS BOS
@
LAA LAA
2-5
Tue
6/24
WSH WSH
@
SDP SDP
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Tue
6/24
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BAL BAL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
7/10
NYM NYM
@
BAL BAL
12:05 PM
Thu
7/10
CHC CHC
@
MIN MIN
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Thu
7/10
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@
BAL BAL
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