Tim Keefe has the lowest ERA in a season, with an ERA of 0.86 in his rookie season in 1880.

Interpreted as:

best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game of the year so by a player far

	NAME	ERA	SO	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	0.86	39	1880	TRO	12	6	6	.500	12	12	0	0	105.0	68	10	27	0	16		0		397	1	3.34	1.37	2.44	0.00	9.8	4.0	0.80		2.31	35	2.25	91	5.83	3.6
2	Dutch Leonard D. Leonard	0.96	176	1914	BSA	36	19	5	.792	25	17	7	3	224.2	139	24	34	3	60	8	8		842	2	7.05	2.40	2.93	0.12	20.9	7.1	0.89	.229	1.36	36	1.95	70	5.57	20.4
3	Dan Casey D. Casey	1.00	10	1884	WIL	2	1	1	.500	2	2	0	0	18.0	23	2	17	0	4		0		83	0	5.00	2.00	2.50	0.00	12.0	4.8	1.50		8.50	32	2.83	104	11.50	-0.1
4	Ed Cushman E. Cushman	1.00	47	1884	MIL	4	4	0	1.000	4	4	2	0	36.0	10	4	4	0	3		0		125	1	11.75	0.75	15.67	0.00	37.6	2.4	0.36		1.00	8	0.91	8	2.50	17.4
5	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.04	144	1906	CHC	36	26	6	.813	32	27	9	3	277.1	198	32	56	1	61	4	4		1,044	2	4.67	1.98	2.36	0.03	13.8	5.8	0.93	.236	1.82	39	2.08	75	6.43	21.1
6	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	1.12	268	1968	STL	34	22	9	.710	34	28	13	0	304.2	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	38	1.77	63	5.85	34.8
7	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	1.14	149	1909	NYG	37	25	6	.806	33	26	8	2	275.1	192	35	57	2	36	0	4		998	4	4.87	1.18	4.14	0.07	14.9	3.6	0.83	.234	1.86	44	1.62	61	6.28	31.7
8	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1.14	243	1913	WSH	48	36	7	.837	36	29	11	2	346.0	232	44	56	9	38	9	10		1,271	2	6.32	0.99	6.39	0.23	19.1	3.0	0.78	.229	1.46	39	1.90	63	6.03	42.3
9	Jack Pfiester J. Pfiester	1.15	90	1907	CHC	30	14	9	.609	22	13	3	0	195.0	143	25	61	1	48	5	5		745	2	4.15	2.22	1.88	0.05	12.1	6.4	0.98	.236	2.82	47	2.14	81	6.60	10.6
10	Addie Joss A. Joss	1.16	130	1908	CLE	42	24	11	.686	35	29	9	2	325.0	232	42	77	2	30	2	6		1,209	6	3.60	0.83	4.33	0.06	10.8	2.5	0.81	.220	2.13	49	1.68	76	6.42	19.3
11	Carl Lundgren C. Lundgren	1.17	84	1907	CHC	28	18	7	.720	25	21	7	0	207.0	130	27	42	0	92	2	3		795	2	3.65	4.00	0.91	0.00	10.6	11.6	1.07	.211	1.83	48	2.73	104	5.65	-2.3
12	Denny Driscoll D. Driscoll	1.21	59	1882	PIT	23	13	9	.591	23	23	0	0	201.0	162	27	73	0	12		0		799	7	2.64	0.54	4.92	0.00	7.4	1.5	0.87		3.27	45	2.36	84	7.25	10.2
13	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1.22	241	1915	PHN	49	31	10	.756	42	36	12	3	376.1	253	51	86	3	64	10	7		1,435	2	5.76	1.53	3.77	0.07	16.8	4.5	0.84	.224	2.06	43	1.82	63	6.05	44.1
14	George Bradley G. Bradley	1.23	103	1876	STL	64	45	19	.703	64	63	16	0	573.0	470	78	229	3	38		0		2,269	34	1.62	0.60	2.71	0.05	4.5	1.7	0.89		3.60	58	2.14	101	7.38	-20.7
15	Cy Young C. Young	1.26	150	1908	BOS	36	21	11	.656	33	30	3	2	299.0	230	42	68	1	37	1	3		1,116	4	4.52	1.11	4.05	0.03	13.4	3.3	0.89	.247	2.05	52	1.52	67	6.92	25.4
16	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	1.27	258	1910	CWS	45	18	20	.474	36	33	7	5	369.2	242	52	87	5	61	4	7		1,359	6	6.28	1.49	4.23	0.12	19.0	4.5	0.82	.230	2.12	52	1.63	66	5.89	34.8
17	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1.27	162	1918	WSH	39	23	13	.639	29	29	8	3	326.0	241	46	71	2	70	8	10		1,261	8	4.47	1.93	2.31	0.06	12.8	5.6	0.95	.235	1.96	47	2.04	74	6.65	25.9
18	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	1.28	206	1905	NYG	43	31	9	.775	37	32	8	3	338.2	252	48	85	4	64	1	6		1,294	6	5.47	1.70	3.22	0.11	15.9	4.9	0.93	.243	2.26	42	2.03	69	6.70	34.9
19	Jack Taylor J. Taylor	1.29	88	1902	CHO	37	23	11	.676	34	34	8	1	333.2	273	48	86	2	45	12	3		1,278	10	2.37	1.21	1.96	0.05	6.9	3.5	0.95	.240	2.32	49	2.73	98	7.36	0.6
20	Guy Hecker G. Hecker	1.30	33	1882	LOU	13	6	6	.500	11	10	0	0	104.0	75	15	49	0	5		1		403	7	2.86	0.43	6.60	0.00	8.2	1.2	0.77		4.24	49	2.27	82	6.49	5.1
21	Jack Coombs J. Coombs	1.30	224	1910	PHA	45	31	9	.775	38	35	13	1	353.0	248	51	74	0	115	7	6		1,353	10	5.71	2.93	1.95	0.00	16.6	8.5	1.03	.246	1.89	53	2.09	83	6.32	15.8
22	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.31	172	1909	CHC	50	27	9	.750	34	32	8	7	342.2	246	50	78	1	53	7	15		1,280	9	4.52	1.39	3.25	0.03	13.4	4.1	0.87	.234	2.05	51	1.78	68	6.46	32.4
23	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1.36	313	1910	WSH	45	25	17	.595	42	38	8	1	370.0	262	56	92	1	76	13	3		1,367	21	7.61	1.85	4.12	0.02	22.9	5.6	0.91	.271	2.24	56	1.39	56	6.37	45.2
24	George Bradley G. Bradley	1.38	54	1880	PRO	28	13	8	.619	20	16	4	2	196.0	158	30	66	2	6		7		757	7	2.48	0.28	9.00	0.09	7.1	0.8	0.84		3.03	60	2.21	96	7.26	0.6
25	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	1.38	441	1884	PRO	75	59	12	.831	73	73	11	2	678.2	528	104	216	18	98		2		2,672	34	5.85	1.30	4.50	0.24	16.5	3.7	0.92		2.86	48	2.75	84	7.00	31.9

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Trey Mancini retires after a 5-game Angels comeback, ending a cancer survivor’s MLB run

Aug 18, 2026

This Date in Baseball - Ty Cobb, 34, gets his 3,000th career hit, youngest player to reach milestone

Aug 18, 2026

Ohtani says knee felt good after recent bullpen session, powers Dodgers with 2 homers in 11-5 win

Aug 18, 2026

Mets call up Christopher Morel from minors and cut infielder Gabriel Arias

Aug 18, 2026

Pete Crow-Armstrong's first career walk-off homer gives Cubs 7-5 win over White Sox in 10 innings

Aug 18, 2026

Ohtani’s 2 homers ignite a Dodgers breakout at Coors Field as Snell shines in 11-5 win over Rockies

Aug 18, 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

92

Burleson

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Alvarez

.314

Arraez

.310

Lopez

Hit Leaders

152

Lopez

150

Arraez

143

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

89

Crow-Armstrong

88

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

.556

Ohtani

.552

Olson

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

28

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,133.2

Ohtani

1,766.8

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,493.6

Ohtani

1,343

Crow-Armstrong

1,262

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

74-50

73-53

70-54

70-56

69-57

Worst Record ATS

47-78

50-76

52-74

54-71

57-68

58-68

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	51	.592
Phillies	68	58	.540	6.5
Marlins	64	62	.508	10.5
Nationals	60	66	.476	14.5
Mets	57	69	.452	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	77	48	.616
Cubs	73	53	.579	4.5
Cardinals	64	62	.508	13.5
Pirates	61	66	.480	17.0
Reds	60	65	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	75	51	.595
Padres	67	59	.532	8.0
Diamondbacks	66	60	.524	9.0
Giants	51	73	.411	23.0
Rockies	50	75	.400	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	75	49	.605
Yankees	69	55	.556	6.0
Red Sox	67	58	.536	8.5
Orioles	61	64	.488	14.5
Blue Jays	61	65	.484	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	65	59	.524
Tigers	61	64	.488	4.5
Twins	61	65	.484	5.0
Guardians	60	65	.480	5.5
Royals	52	74	.413	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	62	.504
Rangers	61	64	.488	2.0
Mariners	59	66	.472	4.0
Athletics	49	76	.392	14.0
Angels	49	76	.392	14.0