Since 1940, Bob Gibson has the best ERA by a starting pitcher with 101.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968.
| NAME | ERA | IP | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | B. Gibson | 1.12 | 304.2 | 1968 | 34 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 34 | 268 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 198 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1,161 | 4 | 7.92 | 1.83 | 4.32 | 0.32 | 23.1 | 5.3 | 0.85 | .230 | 1.45 | 5.85 | |
| 2 |  | D. Gooden | 1.53 | 276.2 | 1985 | 35 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 35 | 268 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 198 | 47 | 51 | 13 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1,065 | 6 | 8.72 | 2.24 | 3.88 | 0.42 | 25.2 | 6.5 | 0.97 | .259 | 1.66 | 6.44 | |
| 3 | | S. Rogers | 1.54 | 134.0 | 1973 | 17 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 17 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 526 | 3 | 4.30 | 3.29 | 1.31 | 0.34 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 1.06 | .216 | 1.88 | 6.25 | |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 1.56 | 202.0 | 1994 | 25 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 25 | 156 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 35 | 44 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 774 | 3 | 6.95 | 1.38 | 5.03 | 0.18 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 0.90 | .253 | 1.96 | 6.68 | |
| 5 | | L. Tiant | 1.57 | 253.0 | 1968 | 32 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 32 | 256 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 143 | 44 | 51 | 15 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 960 | 3 | 9.11 | 2.49 | 3.66 | 0.53 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 0.84 | .208 | 1.81 | 5.09 | |
| 6 | | D. Chance | 1.57 | 257.1 | 1964 | 35 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 35 | 190 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 180 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1,009 | 8 | 6.65 | 2.73 | 2.44 | 0.24 | 18.8 | 7.7 | 1.00 | .236 | 1.68 | 6.30 | |
| 7 | | G. Maddux | 1.63 | 209.2 | 1995 | 28 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 28 | 181 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 38 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 785 | 1 | 7.77 | 0.99 | 7.87 | 0.34 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 0.81 | .244 | 1.67 | 6.31 | |
| 8 | | S. Chandler | 1.64 | 253.0 | 1943 | 30 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 30 | 134 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 46 | 62 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 988 | 3 | 4.77 | 1.92 | 2.48 | 0.18 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 0.99 | .243 | 2.21 | 7.01 | ||
| 9 |  | Z. Greinke | 1.66 | 222.2 | 2015 | 32 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 32 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 843 | 7 | 8.08 | 1.62 | 5.00 | 0.57 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 0.84 | .229 | 1.74 | 5.98 | |
| 10 |  | C. Kershaw | 1.69 | 149.0 | 2016 | 21 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 21 | 172 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 544 | 5 | 10.39 | 0.66 | 15.64 | 0.48 | 31.6 | 2.0 | 0.72 | .254 | 1.87 | 5.86 | |
| 11 |  | N. Ryan | 1.69 | 149.0 | 1981 | 21 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 21 | 140 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 605 | 16 | 8.46 | 4.11 | 2.06 | 0.12 | 23.1 | 11.2 | 1.12 | .246 | 2.05 | 5.98 | |
| 12 |  | J. deGrom | 1.70 | 217.0 | 2018 | 32 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 32 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 41 | 48 | 10 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 835 | 2 | 11.16 | 1.91 | 5.85 | 0.41 | 32.2 | 5.5 | 0.91 | .281 | 1.99 | 6.30 | |
| 13 |  | T. Seaver | 1.70 | 285.2 | 1971 | 35 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 35 | 288 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 207 | 54 | 59 | 17 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1,098 | 4 | 9.07 | 1.92 | 4.72 | 0.54 | 26.2 | 5.6 | 0.94 | .261 | 1.86 | 6.52 | |
| 14 |  | S. Koufax | 1.73 | 323.0 | 1966 | 41 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 41 | 317 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 241 | 62 | 74 | 19 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,274 | 7 | 8.83 | 2.15 | 4.12 | 0.53 | 24.9 | 6.0 | 0.98 | .258 | 2.06 | 6.72 | |
| 15 | | M. Cooper | 1.73 | 276.0 | 1942 | 35 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 35 | 151 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 203 | 53 | 71 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1,086 | 5 | 4.92 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 0.26 | 13.9 | 6.2 | 0.98 | .228 | 2.32 | 6.62 | ||
| 16 |  | N. Eovaldi | 1.73 | 130.0 | 2025 | 22 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 22 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 496 | 6 | 8.93 | 1.45 | 6.14 | 0.69 | 26.0 | 4.2 | 0.85 | .243 | 1.94 | 6.23 | |
| 17 |  | P. Martinez | 1.74 | 217.0 | 2000 | 29 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 29 | 284 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 817 | 1 | 11.78 | 1.33 | 8.88 | 0.71 | 34.8 | 3.9 | 0.74 | .236 | 1.82 | 5.31 | |
| 18 | | R. Guidry | 1.74 | 273.2 | 1978 | 35 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 35 | 248 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 187 | 53 | 61 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,057 | 7 | 8.16 | 2.37 | 3.44 | 0.43 | 23.5 | 6.8 | 0.95 | .241 | 2.01 | 6.15 | |
| 19 | | C. Buchholz | 1.74 | 108.1 | 2013 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 16 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 1 | 7.98 | 2.99 | 2.67 | 0.33 | 23.1 | 8.7 | 1.02 | .254 | 1.91 | 6.23 | |
| 20 |  | J. Verlander | 1.75 | 175.0 | 2022 | 28 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 28 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 34 | 43 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 666 | 3 | 9.51 | 1.49 | 6.38 | 0.62 | 27.8 | 4.4 | 0.83 | .240 | 2.21 | 5.97 | |
| 21 | | H. Newhouser | 1.75 | 308.1 | 1945 | 36 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 36 | 207 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 234 | 60 | 70 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1,237 | 9 | 6.04 | 3.09 | 1.95 | 0.15 | 16.7 | 8.6 | 1.10 | .249 | 2.04 | 6.83 | ||
| 22 | | S. Koufax | 1.76 | 220.0 | 1964 | 28 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 28 | 221 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 43 | 49 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 860 | 9 | 9.04 | 2.17 | 4.17 | 0.53 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 0.94 | .244 | 2.00 | 6.26 | |
| 23 |  | J. Arrieta | 1.77 | 229.0 | 2015 | 33 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 33 | 236 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 45 | 52 | 10 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 870 | 6 | 9.28 | 1.89 | 4.92 | 0.39 | 27.1 | 5.5 | 0.86 | .246 | 2.04 | 5.90 | |
| 24 | | C. Kershaw | 1.77 | 198.1 | 2014 | 27 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 27 | 239 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 7 | 10.85 | 1.41 | 7.71 | 0.41 | 31.9 | 4.1 | 0.86 | .278 | 1.91 | 6.31 | |
| 25 | | H. Pollet | 1.78 | 116.1 | 1943 | 14 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 14 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 449 | 2 | 4.56 | 2.48 | 1.84 | 0.15 | 13.1 | 7.1 | 0.98 | .226 | 2.01 | 6.34 | ||
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