best pitcher start to a season

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

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1Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
0.86
12
1880
12
6
6
.500
39
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
2Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
0.96
25
1914
36
19
5
.792
176
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
3Dan Casey
D. Casey
1.00
2
1884
2
1
1
.500
10
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
4Ed Cushman
E. Cushman
1.00
4
1884
4
4
0
1.000
47
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
5Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.04
32
1906
36
26
6
.813
144
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
6Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
34
1968
34
22
9
.710
268
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
7Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1.14
33
1909
37
25
6
.806
149
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
8Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.14
36
1913
48
36
7
.837
243
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
9Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
1.15
22
1907
30
14
9
.609
90
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
10Addie Joss
A. Joss
1.16
35
1908
42
24
11
.686
130
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
11Carl Lundgren
C. Lundgren
1.17
25
1907
28
18
7
.720
84
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
12Denny Driscoll
D. Driscoll
1.21
23
1882
23
13
9
.591
59
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
13Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
1.22
42
1915
49
31
10
.756
241
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
14George Bradley
G. Bradley
1.23
64
1876
64
45
19
.703
103
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
15Cy Young
C. Young
1.26
33
1908
36
21
11
.656
150
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
16Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1.27
36
1910
45
18
20
.474
258
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
17Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.27
29
1918
39
23
13
.639
162
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
18Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1.28
37
1905
43
31
9
.775
206
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
19Jack Taylor
J. Taylor
1.29
34
1902
37
23
11
.676
88
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
20Guy Hecker
G. Hecker
1.30
11
1882
13
6
6
.500
33
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
21Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
1.30
38
1910
45
31
9
.775
224
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
22Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.31
34
1909
50
27
9
.750
172
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
23Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.36
42
1910
45
25
17
.595
313
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
24George Bradley
G. Bradley
1.38
20
1880
28
13
8
.619
54
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
25Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
1.38
73
1884
75
59
12
.831
441
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

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NL EastWLPCTGB
91
64
.587
85
70
.548
6.0
76
79
.490
15.0
73
82
.471
18.0
71
84
.458
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
58
.626
86
69
.555
11.0
78
77
.503
19.0
75
80
.484
22.0
72
83
.465
25.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
95
60
.613
86
69
.555
9.0
81
74
.523
14.0
64
91
.413
31.0
57
98
.368
38.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
94
60
.610
89
65
.578
5.0
84
71
.542
10.5
76
79
.490
18.5
75
80
.484
19.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
80
75
.516
79
76
.510
1.0
73
82
.471
7.0
72
83
.465
8.0
67
88
.432
13.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
78
77
.503
77
78
.497
1.0
72
83
.465
6.0
61
94
.394
17.0
60
95
.387
18.0

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9/5
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9/5
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9/5
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2-4
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9/5
@
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9/5
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9/20
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9/20
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9/20
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