best single season era by a pitcher ever red sox 1890 to 2023 minimum 30 innings

Between the 1890 and 2023 seasons, Buck O'Brien had the lowest ERA for the Red Sox with 30.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.38 in his rookie season in 1911.

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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Buck O'Brien
B. O'Brien
0.38
47.2
1911
BSA BSA
6
5
1
.833
5
31
5
2
0
30
2
9
0
21
1
1
189
0
5.85
3.97
1.48
0.00
16.4
11.1
1.07
.221
1.70
11
2.85
88
5.66
2
2 Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
0.92
68.1
2006
BOS BOS
59
4
2
.667
0
75
0
0
35
40
7
8
3
13
1
49
2
257
2
9.88
1.71
5.77
0.40
29.2
5.1
0.78
.224
1.05
20
2.13
48
5.27
17.7
3 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
0.96
224.2
1914
BSA BSA
36
19
5
.792
25
176
17
7
3
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
4 Chris Martin
C. Martin
1.05
51.1
2023
BOS BOS
55
4
1
.800
0
46
0
0
3
45
6
6
2
8
0
12
3
199
1
8.06
1.40
5.75
0.35
23.1
4.0
1.03
.301
1.05
23
2.43
56
7.89
10.7
5 Koji Uehara
K. Uehara
1.09
74.1
2013
BOS BOS
73
4
1
.800
0
101
0
0
21
33
9
10
5
9
1
40
2
265
1
12.23
1.09
11.22
0.61
38.1
3.4
0.57
.188
1.21
26
1.60
41
4.00
19.1
6 Nelson Chittum
N. Chittum
1.19
30.1
1959
BOS BOS
21
3
0
1.000
0
12
0
0
0
29
4
9
0
11
0
13
2
124
0
3.56
3.26
1.09
0.00
9.7
8.9
1.32
.287
2.67
29
2.84
69
8.60
4.2
7 Cy Young
C. Young
1.26
299.0
1908
BOS BOS
36
21
11
.656
33
150
30
3
2
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
8 Calvin Schiraldi
C. Schiraldi
1.41
51.0
1986
BOS BOS
25
4
2
.667
0
55
0
0
9
36
8
8
5
15
1
21
2
198
1
9.71
2.65
3.67
0.88
27.8
7.6
1.00
.254
1.41
33
2.82
69
6.35
7.2
9 Junichi Tazawa
J. Tazawa
1.43
44.0
2012
BOS BOS
37
1
1
.500
0
45
0
0
1
37
7
7
1
5
2
13
0
172
0
9.20
1.02
9.00
0.20
26.2
2.9
0.95
.303
1.43
34
1.81
45
7.57
11.1
10 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
1.43
69.0
2017
BOS BOS
67
5
0
1.000
0
126
0
0
35
33
11
11
6
14
4
51
0
254
5
16.43
1.83
9.00
0.78
49.6
5.5
0.68
.260
1.43
31
1.41
32
4.30
22.7
11 Fritz Coumbe
F. Coumbe
1.44
62.1
1914
BSA BSA
17
1
2
.333
5
17
1
0
1
49
10
20
0
16
0
10
237
1
2.45
2.31
1.06
0.00
7.2
6.8
1.04
.240
2.89
54
2.66
96
7.07
0.7
12 Joe Wood
J. Wood
1.49
157.1
1915
BSA BSA
25
15
5
.750
16
63
10
3
2
120
26
32
1
44
1
8
600
3
3.60
2.52
1.43
0.06
10.5
7.3
1.04
.242
1.83
52
2.55
88
6.86
6
13 Rich Garces
R. Garces
1.55
40.2
1999
BOS BOS
30
5
1
.833
0
33
0
0
2
25
7
9
1
18
0
4
1
164
0
7.30
3.98
1.83
0.22
20.1
11.0
1.06
.214
1.99
32
3.15
68
5.53
6.9
14 Scott Atchison
S. Atchison
1.58
51.1
2012
BOS BOS
42
2
1
.667
0
36
0
0
0
42
9
10
2
9
0
7
3
200
2
6.31
1.58
4.00
0.35
18.0
4.5
0.99
.261
1.75
37
2.72
67
7.36
7.7
15 Ryan Brasier
R. Brasier
1.60
33.2
2018
BOS BOS
34
2
0
1.000
0
29
0
0
0
19
6
6
2
7
0
5
0
124
1
7.75
1.87
4.14
0.53
23.4
5.6
0.77
.198
1.60
36
2.83
68
5.08
5.1
16 Ray Collins
R. Collins
1.62
244.2
1910
BSA BSA
35
13
11
.542
26
109
18
4
1
205
44
73
1
41
1
9
937
1
4.01
1.51
2.66
0.04
11.6
4.4
1.01
.260
2.69
64
2.00
76
7.54
16.9
17 Cy Young
C. Young
1.62
371.1
1901
BSA BSA
43
33
10
.767
41
158
38
5
0
324
67
112
6
37
7
2
1,440
2
3.83
0.90
4.27
0.15
11.0
2.6
0.97
.258
2.71
44
2.64
72
7.85
42.6
18 Ernie Shore
E. Shore
1.64
247.0
1915
BSA BSA
38
19
8
.704
32
102
17
4
0
207
45
75
3
66
4
3
978
4
3.72
2.40
1.55
0.11
10.4
6.7
1.11
.254
2.73
57
2.59
89
7.54
8.2
19 Joe Wood
J. Wood
1.69
196.2
1910
BSA BSA
35
12
13
.480
17
145
14
3
0
155
37
81
3
56
10
13
771
5
6.64
2.56
2.59
0.14
18.8
7.3
1.07
.273
3.71
67
2.05
78
7.09
12.4
20 Rube Foster
R. Foster
1.70
211.2
1914
BSA BSA
32
14
8
.636
27
89
17
5
0
164
40
68
2
52
7
2
813
1
3.78
2.21
1.71
0.09
10.9
6.4
1.02
.244
2.89
63
2.55
92
6.97
4.8
21 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.74
217.0
2000
BOS BOS
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
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
22 Carl Mays
C. Mays
1.74
289.0
1917
BSA BSA
35
22
9
.710
33
91
27
2
0
230
56
81
1
74
14
2
1,129
6
2.83
2.30
1.23
0.03
8.1
6.6
1.05
.241
2.52
69
2.59
98
7.16
0.3
23 Clay Buchholz
C. Buchholz
1.74
108.1
2013
BOS BOS
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
42
2.78
71
6.23
13.5
24 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
1.75
323.2
1916
BSA BSA
44
23
12
.657
40
170
23
9
1
230
63
83
0
118
8
3
1,272
3
4.73
3.28
1.44
0.00
13.4
9.3
1.08
.236
2.31
65
2.43
90
6.40
8.8
25 Bud Byerly
B. Byerly
1.78
30.1
1958
BOS BOS
18
1
2
.333
0
16
0
0
0
31
6
12
1
7
1
10
3
128
0
4.75
2.08
2.29
0.30
12.5
5.5
1.25
.291
3.56
45
2.64
66
9.20
4.4

More Red Sox Stats

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HR

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R

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4th

SO

295

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ERA

3.96

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
14
.576
Red Sox Red Sox
18
17
.514
2.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
16
17
.485
3.0
Rays Rays
15
18
.455
4.0
Orioles Orioles
13
19
.406
5.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Tue
5/6
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Wed
5/7
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Thu
5/8
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Fri
5/9
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
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3

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4

MIN Twins

14 - 20

Sat 3 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
19
14
.576
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
21
13
.618
Reds Reds
18
16
.529
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
23
10
.697
Padres Padres
21
11
.656
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
14
.576
Red Sox Red Sox
18
17
.514
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
20
12
.625
Astros Astros
17
15
.531
3.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/18
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
10-11
Fri
4/18
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1-3
Fri
4/18
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2-6
Fri
4/18
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8-4
Fri
4/18
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM