lowest career era by a relief pitcher with at least 100 ip

Ed Karger, Bugs Raymond and Doc Scanlan are tied for the best career ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 100 innings, with an ERA of 0.00.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Ed Karger
E. Karger
0.00
173.0
42
4
9
.308
0
64
0
0
3
162
91
3
51
8
37
707
6
3.33
2.65
1.25
0.16
9.1
7.2
1.23
.274
4.73
8.43
2Bugs Raymond
B. Raymond
0.00
131.2
40
9
7
.563
0
64
0
0
1
120
79
0
56
9
29
5
4.37
3.83
1.14
0.00
10.9
1.34
.310
5.40
8.20
3Doc Scanlan
D. Scanlan
0.00
112.1
32
4
5
.444
0
72
0
0
5
100
52
3
69
7
28
473
4
5.77
5.53
1.04
0.24
15.2
14.6
1.50
.301
4.17
8.01
4Sam Leever
S. Leever
0.08
226.0
74
16
5
.762
0
79
0
0
10
215
86
1
50
10
61
4
3.15
1.99
1.58
0.04
5.8
1.17
.299
3.42
8.56
5Vic Willis
V. Willis
0.09
104.2
33
10
2
.833
0
40
0
0
9
102
46
1
31
5
33
0
3.44
2.67
1.29
0.09
8.3
1.27
.340
3.96
8.77
6George Bell
G. Bell
0.09
100.0
36
3
6
.333
0
42
0
0
4
96
51
2
35
5
33
417
2
3.78
3.15
1.20
0.18
10.1
8.4
1.31
.282
4.59
8.64
7Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
0.12
234.0
75
21
3
.875
0
97
0
0
10
200
87
2
35
5
62
6
3.73
1.35
2.77
0.08
4.2
1.00
.281
3.35
7.69
8Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
0.15
185.1
58
22
3
.880
0
151
0
0
5
143
65
2
54
6
45
6
7.33
2.62
2.80
0.10
26.3
1.06
-17.625
3.16
6.94
9Orval Overall
O. Overall
0.17
108.1
34
7
5
.583
0
70
0
0
10
83
42
0
46
5
30
447
4
5.82
3.82
1.52
0.00
15.7
10.3
1.19
.255
3.49
6.90
10Fred Beebe
F. Beebe
0.17
161.0
48
6
5
.545
0
76
0
0
8
122
80
2
78
4
36
666
8
4.25
4.36
0.97
0.11
11.4
11.7
1.24
.237
4.47
6.82
11Irv Young
I. Young
0.19
141.1
48
6
4
.600
0
65
0
0
4
140
83
3
48
6
30
588
6
4.14
3.06
1.35
0.19
11.1
8.2
1.33
.294
5.29
8.92
12Big Jeff Pfeffer
B. Jeff Pfeffer
0.21
126.2
43
4
2
.667
0
42
0
0
2
144
106
6
71
4
35
558
3
2.98
5.04
0.59
0.43
7.5
12.7
1.70
.317
7.53
10.23
13Elmer Steele
E. Steele
0.23
115.2
32
5
2
.714
0
30
0
0
3
96
41
0
22
6
23
1
2.33
1.71
1.36
0.00
5.4
1.02
.277
3.19
7.47
14Cecil Ferguson
C. Ferguson
0.27
168.2
69
5
7
.417
0
88
0
0
8
170
92
5
81
6
59
693
8
4.70
4.32
1.09
0.27
12.7
11.7
1.49
.322
4.91
9.07
15Ed Killian
E. Killian
0.32
114.0
33
10
3
.769
0
43
0
0
4
103
34
0
40
3
30
3
3.39
3.16
1.08
0.00
33.3
1.25
3.029
2.68
8.13
16Al Mattern
A. Mattern
0.32
142.0
45
6
7
.462
0
44
0
0
4
155
95
3
49
3
38
578
4
2.79
3.11
0.90
0.19
7.6
8.5
1.44
.317
6.02
9.82
17Harry McIntire
H. McIntire
0.38
167.2
49
8
7
.533
0
64
0
0
7
173
100
4
58
10
40
703
1
3.44
3.11
1.10
0.21
9.1
8.3
1.38
.298
5.37
9.29
18Harry Gaspar
H. Gaspar
0.42
108.0
45
6
6
.500
0
24
0
0
11
102
46
0
27
9
38
438
3
2.00
2.25
0.89
0.00
5.5
6.2
1.19
.270
3.83
8.50
19Larry Pape
L. Pape
0.42
106.0
27
2
0
1.000
0
28
0
0
3
113
53
0
37
4
18
434
4
2.38
3.14
0.76
0.00
6.5
8.5
1.42
.310
4.50
9.59
20Ralph Works
R. Works
0.43
145.0
51
6
2
.750
0
79
0
0
4
149
93
1
66
8
42
631
9
4.90
4.10
1.20
0.06
12.5
10.5
1.48
.310
5.77
9.25
21George Winter
G. Winter
0.44
184.1
38
7
7
.500
0
84
0
0
4
156
72
7
35
4
36
3
4.10
1.71
2.40
0.34
27.6
1.04
-49.667
3.52
7.62
22Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
0.53
171.0
70
17
10
.630
0
81
0
0
18
193
101
1
40
6
60
2
4.26
2.11
2.03
0.05
6.6
1.36
.403
5.32
10.16
23Andy Coakley
A. Coakley
0.58
108.2
26
6
2
.750
0
44
0
0
3
107
41
2
30
4
23
5
3.64
2.48
1.47
0.17
15.4
1.26
.913
3.40
8.86
24Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
0.58
108.2
27
6
6
.500
0
45
0
0
3
107
57
3
31
6
27
1
3.73
2.57
1.45
0.25
8.2
1.27
.356
4.72
8.86
25Casey Patten
C. Patten
0.61
118.1
32
3
8
.273
0
42
0
0
4
123
55
0
27
6
28
3
3.19
2.05
1.56
0.00
128.6
1.27
-2.278
4.18
9.35
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