lowest career era by a relief pitcher with at least 40 ip

13 pitchers are tied for the best career ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 40 innings, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Jim Baskette, Tex Covington and Spec Harkness.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jim Baskette
J. Baskette
0.00
56.2
21
2
2
.500
0
23
0
0
1
49
20
1
19
1
21
232
3
3.65
3.02
1.21
0.16
9.9
8.2
1.20
.255
3.18
7.78
2Tex Covington
T. Covington
0.00
49.0
16
2
0
1.000
0
21
0
0
0
53
27
1
21
6
7
210
3
3.86
3.86
1.00
0.18
10.0
10.0
1.51
.323
4.96
9.73
3Spec Harkness
S. Harkness
0.00
45.1
16
5
0
1.000
0
25
0
0
1
36
20
1
14
0
12
170
0
4.96
2.78
1.79
0.20
14.7
8.2
1.10
.269
3.97
7.15
4Jiggs Parson
J. Parson
0.00
40.0
13
0
2
.000
0
10
0
0
0
52
42
3
30
5
13
189
0
2.25
6.75
0.33
0.68
5.3
15.9
2.05
.348
9.45
11.70
5Joe Hovlik
J. Hovlik
0.00
41.1
13
1
0
1.000
0
17
0
0
0
54
34
1
17
2
6
190
0
3.70
3.70
1.00
0.22
8.9
8.9
1.72
.346
7.40
11.76
6Fred Olmstead
F. Olmstead
0.00
83.1
29
5
1
.833
0
33
0
0
2
86
39
1
22
4
19
336
3
3.56
2.38
1.50
0.11
9.8
6.5
1.30
.308
4.21
9.29
7Jack Ryan
J. Ryan
0.00
47.2
14
1
1
.500
0
14
0
0
1
40
24
3
11
3
12
181
0
2.64
2.08
1.27
0.57
7.7
6.1
1.07
.247
4.53
7.55
8Bill Foxen
B. Foxen
0.00
72.1
28
2
4
.333
0
40
0
0
0
66
43
0
39
5
21
302
8
4.98
4.85
1.03
0.00
13.2
12.9
1.45
.303
5.35
8.21
9Bill Otey
B. Otey
0.00
71.0
19
1
2
.333
0
22
0
0
0
87
50
4
15
4
13
302
5
2.79
1.90
1.47
0.51
7.3
5.0
1.44
.323
6.34
11.03
10Ed 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
11Bugs 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
12Doc 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
13Chappie McFarland
C. McFarland
0.00
42.0
10
0
4
.000
0
11
0
0
2
49
29
0
8
1
10
2
2.36
1.71
1.38
0.00
4.7
1.36
.325
6.21
10.50
14Sam 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
15Vic 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
16George 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
17Lew Brockett
L. Brockett
0.11
85.2
20
3
1
.750
0
38
0
0
1
76
51
1
42
10
16
4
3.99
4.41
0.90
0.11
15.4
1.38
.412
5.36
7.98
18Deacon 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
19Jack Taylor
J. Taylor
0.13
72.0
20
6
2
.750
0
19
0
0
3
63
23
0
18
2
20
3
2.38
2.25
1.06
0.00
9.2
1.13
.401
2.88
7.88
20Lefty George
L. George
0.13
71.0
26
3
2
.600
0
23
0
0
0
70
36
0
25
9
21
291
1
2.92
3.17
0.92
0.00
7.9
8.6
1.34
.299
4.56
8.87
21Orlie Weaver
O. Weaver
0.13
67.2
18
1
1
.500
0
40
0
0
1
65
34
1
35
4
14
284
1
5.32
4.66
1.14
0.13
14.1
12.3
1.48
.314
4.52
8.65
22Dolly Gray
D. Gray
0.13
67.1
28
0
5
.000
0
29
0
0
0
81
58
1
21
5
23
300
3
3.88
2.81
1.38
0.13
9.7
7.0
1.51
.328
7.75
10.83
23Rube 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
24Orval 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
25Fred 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
StatMuse has game-level data for ERA and innings pitched going back to the 1901 season.
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