best reliever era ever minimum 250 innings pitched

Howie Camnitz has the best career ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 250 innings, with an ERA of 0.65.

	NAME	ERA	IP	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
1	Howie Camnitz H. Camnitz	0.65	305.2	89	26	12	.684	0	170	0	0	14	258		129	3	114	10	73			12	5.01	3.36	1.49	0.09		9.3	1.22	.275	3.80	7.60
2	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	0.68	343.1	116	22	13	.629	0	243	0	0	35	274		134	3	70	6	107			16	6.37	1.83	3.47	0.08		10.1	1.00	.728	3.51	7.18
3	Eddie Cicotte E. Cicotte	0.87	363.0	141	25	13	.658	0	156	0	0	24	297		128	3	106	9	105			6	3.87	2.63	1.47	0.07		7.7	1.11	.265	3.17	7.36
4	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	0.97	426.2	149	39	20	.661	0	225	0	0	38	362		157	7	87	9	139			17	4.75	1.84	2.59	0.15		6.1	1.05	.325	3.31	7.64
5	Hooks Wiltse H. Wiltse	1.08	349.0	132	18	14	.563	0	178	0	0	30	333		152	8	90	7	108			9	4.59	2.32	1.98	0.21		6.8	1.21	.315	3.92	8.59
6	Charley Hall C. Hall	1.08	348.2	108	25	7	.781	0	164	0	0	12	293		166	7	159	11	89		1,450	6	4.23	4.10	1.03	0.18	11.3	11.0	1.30	.258	4.28	7.56
7	Elwood Richie E. Richie	1.14	323.2	104	14	10	.583	0	109	0	0	9	281		164	5	134	11	77		1,302	7	3.03	3.73	0.81	0.14	8.4	10.3	1.28	.265	4.56	7.81
8	Frank Smith F. Smith	1.20	277.1	99	17	11	.607	0	125	0	0	6	266		130	5	93	7	81			9	4.06	3.02	1.34	0.16		19.1	1.29	1.020	4.22	8.63
9	Jack Warhop J. Warhop	1.23	263.2	71	13	14	.481	0	103	0	0	7	220		103	4	68	17	62		1,054	2	3.52	2.32	1.51	0.14	9.8	6.5	1.09	.251	3.52	7.51
10	George McQuillan G. McQuillan	1.45	260.1	100	8	12	.400	0	105	0	0	17	226		114	4	69	10	76		1,053	4	3.63	2.39	1.52	0.14	10.0	6.6	1.13	.257	3.94	7.81
11	Wilbur Cooper W. Cooper	1.60	304.1	111	21	9	.700	0	145	0	0	14	262	54	87	4	88	11	81		1,241	9	4.29	2.60	1.65	0.12	11.7	7.1	1.15	.260	2.57	7.75
12	Doc Crandall D. Crandall	1.70	514.0	169	33	15	.688	0	231	0	0	25	474		223	16	129	15	147			2	4.04	2.26	1.79	0.28		7.4	1.17	.338	3.90	8.30
13	Jim Scott J. Scott	1.73	275.1	91	17	22	.436	0	129	0	0	9	231		130	1	109	13	64		1,127	11	4.22	3.56	1.18	0.03	11.4	9.7	1.23	.263	4.25	7.55
14	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1.78	364.2	136	41	30	.577	0	254	0	0	34	307		136	7	79	17	128			11	6.27	1.95	3.22	0.17		5.6	1.06	.283	3.36	7.58
15	Eddie Plank E. Plank	1.82	272.2	94	27	15	.643	0	150	0	0	23	235		108	3	78	9	78			12	4.95	2.57	1.92	0.10		10.7	1.15	.474	3.56	7.76
16	Pat Ragan P. Ragan	1.83	284.2	102	12	13	.480	0	131	0	0	6	237		100	3	99	5	72		1,149	3	4.14	3.13	1.32	0.09	11.4	8.6	1.18	.257	3.16	7.49
17	Ed Reulbach E. Reulbach	1.84	288.1	99	16	9	.640	0	143	0	0	13	250		122	4	118	8	77			12	4.46	3.68	1.21	0.12		10.1	1.28	.273	3.81	7.80
18	Red Ames R. Ames	1.87	424.0	162	23	16	.590	0	240	0	0	32	384		180	3	160	8	118		1,745	36	5.09	3.40	1.50	0.06	13.8	9.2	1.28	.286	3.82	8.15
19	Bob Groom B. Groom	1.87	259.1	79	10	10	.500	0	140	0	0	11	234		134	5	116	5	46			7	4.86	4.03	1.21	0.17		14.2	1.35	.415	4.65	8.12
20	Emmanuel Clase E. Clase	1.88	359.0	365	21	25	.457	0	349	0	0	182	266	75	111	15	68	9	297	10	1,412	19	8.75	1.70	5.13	0.38	24.7	4.8	0.93	.258	2.78	6.67
21	Chief Bender C. Bender	2.00	338.1	125	25	15	.625	0	239	0	0	34	314		147	5	95	14	114			12	6.36	2.53	2.52	0.13		12.2	1.21	.722	3.91	8.35
22	Zack Britton Z. Britton	2.03	391.0	396	17	9	.654	0	367	0	0	154	276	88	102	17	153	8	250	6	1,551	36	8.45	3.52	2.40	0.39	23.7	9.9	1.10	.257	2.35	6.35
23	Jean Dubuc J. Dubuc	2.05	293.2	107	17	13	.567	0	82	0	0	13	246		137	5	133	8	89		1,212	16	2.51	4.08	0.62	0.15	6.8	11.0	1.29	.245	4.20	7.54
24	Mariano Rivera M. Rivera	2.06	1233.2	1,105	79	57	.581	0	1,135	0	0	652	934	282	305	63	266	44	952	41	4,870	13	8.28	1.94	4.27	0.46	23.3	5.5	0.97	.259	2.23	6.81
25	Elmer Knetzer E. Knetzer	2.20	257.2	86	9	11	.450	0	99	0	0	6	242		138	4	104	5	59			9	3.46	3.63	0.95	0.14		11.4	1.34	.340	4.82	8.45

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