lowest average era starting pitchers in the live cast era

Jack Pfiester has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher with an ERA worse than 0.00, with an ERA of 0.02.

NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
0.02
128
66
42
.611
128
475
76
17
0
975.0
795
332
6
261
32
0
3,920
13
4.38
2.41
1.82
0.06
12.1
6.7
1.08
.251
3.06
7.34
2Ed Karger
E. Karger
0.03
123
44
58
.431
123
352
82
9
0
922.2
850
383
9
263
27
0
3,789
22
3.43
2.57
1.34
0.09
9.3
6.9
1.21
.268
3.74
8.29
3Ed Summers
E. Summers
0.05
112
59
42
.584
112
325
79
9
0
904.0
848
358
17
195
43
0
3,699
12
3.24
1.94
1.67
0.17
8.8
5.3
1.15
.266
3.56
8.44
4Chappie McFarland
C. McFarland
0.08
96
34
57
.374
96
300
81
6
0
796.1
843
444
15
186
18
0
3,334
17
3.39
2.10
1.61
0.17
9.0
5.6
1.29
.294
5.02
9.53
5George Bell
G. Bell
0.09
124
40
72
.357
124
342
91
17
0
985.0
915
420
13
266
16
0
3,976
10
3.12
2.43
1.29
0.12
8.6
6.7
1.20
.270
3.84
8.36
6Elmer Stricklett
E. Stricklett
0.10
90
34
49
.410
90
223
78
10
0
721.2
709
344
3
206
28
0
11
2.78
2.57
1.08
0.04
7.0
1.27
.284
4.29
8.84
7Rube Kroh
R. Kroh
0.10
25
12
9
.571
25
72
13
3
0
172.0
139
52
3
51
3
0
1
3.77
2.67
1.41
0.16
8.4
1.10
.283
2.72
7.27
8Bugs Raymond
B. Raymond
0.12
95
36
50
.419
95
334
57
9
0
702.0
606
281
16
228
26
0
17
4.28
2.92
1.46
0.21
8.0
1.19
.261
3.60
7.77
9Tom Walker
T. Walker
0.13
44
24
15
.615
44
89
35
3
0
351.2
345
140
5
93
23
0
1,463
3
2.28
2.38
0.96
0.13
6.1
6.4
1.25
.271
3.58
8.83
10Lew Brockett
L. Brockett
0.13
30
10
13
.435
30
72
13
3
0
205.0
190
99
5
89
3
0
6
3.16
3.91
0.81
0.22
11.4
1.36
.303
4.35
8.34
11Harry McIntire
H. McIntire
0.14
188
63
110
.364
188
562
140
17
0
1475.0
1,379
678
30
485
87
0
6,135
13
3.43
2.96
1.16
0.18
9.2
7.9
1.26
.271
4.14
8.41
12Dolly Gray
D. Gray
0.14
70
15
46
.246
70
191
46
3
0
509.1
502
261
7
160
17
0
2,120
21
3.38
2.83
1.19
0.12
9.0
7.5
1.30
.284
4.61
8.87
13Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
0.15
264
118
112
.513
264
962
205
19
0
2170.1
1,998
881
28
591
51
0
44
3.99
2.45
1.63
0.12
6.7
1.19
.277
3.65
8.29
14Larry Pape
L. Pape
0.16
24
11
9
.550
24
56
13
2
0
173.1
175
68
3
58
5
0
710
1
2.91
3.01
0.97
0.16
7.9
8.2
1.34
.293
3.53
9.09
15Orval Overall
O. Overall
0.17
183
101
66
.605
183
882
133
31
0
1426.2
1,149
478
16
504
40
0
5,736
53
5.56
3.18
1.75
0.10
15.4
8.8
1.16
.264
3.02
7.25
16Elmer Koestner
E. Koestner
0.17
14
3
6
.333
14
32
8
1
0
104.2
98
54
0
51
4
0
447
7
2.75
4.39
0.63
0.00
7.2
11.4
1.42
.272
4.64
8.43
17Dixie Walker
D. Walker
0.18
62
23
29
.442
62
197
40
5
0
447.2
456
222
6
125
21
0
1,883
9
3.96
2.51
1.58
0.12
10.5
6.6
1.30
.293
4.46
9.17
18Fred Beebe
F. Beebe
0.19
153
56
78
.418
153
562
92
9
0
1125.0
982
508
15
458
41
0
4,687
46
4.50
3.66
1.23
0.12
12.0
9.8
1.28
.268
4.06
7.86
19Fred Olmstead
F. Olmstead
0.23
37
14
19
.424
37
104
26
5
0
274.1
295
123
4
71
7
0
1,136
8
3.41
2.33
1.46
0.13
9.2
6.3
1.33
.306
4.04
9.68
20Bill Powell
B. Powell
0.24
11
3
8
.273
11
23
4
2
0
75.0
66
33
0
36
6
0
314
2
2.76
4.32
0.64
0.00
7.3
11.5
1.36
.265
3.96
7.92
21Wish Egan
W. Egan
0.24
34
8
23
.258
34
45
27
0
0
260.1
283
135
4
66
11
0
6
1.56
2.28
0.68
0.14
6.2
1.34
.295
4.67
9.78
22Al Mattern
A. Mattern
0.24
94
30
51
.370
94
224
53
9
0
699.1
723
351
19
244
7
0
2,960
13
2.88
3.14
0.92
0.24
7.6
8.2
1.38
.285
4.52
9.30
23Jack Sutthoff
J. Sutthoff
0.26
65
29
33
.468
65
161
54
4
0
529.1
531
271
7
222
31
0
2,269
9
2.74
3.77
0.73
0.12
7.1
9.8
1.42
.284
4.61
9.03
24Carl Lundgren
C. Lundgren
0.26
149
85
55
.607
149
503
125
19
0
1207.1
1,028
436
14
445
31
0
23
3.75
3.32
1.13
0.10
9.1
1.22
.259
3.25
7.66
25Chick Brandom
C. Brandom
0.28
4
2
0
1.000
4
13
2
0
0
32.0
30
8
0
10
1
0
126
0
3.66
2.81
1.30
0.00
10.3
7.9
1.25
.294
2.25
8.44
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