lowest career era by a reliever min 100 games

Eddie Cicotte had the best ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching in 100+ games, with an ERA of 0.89.

	NAME	ERA	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	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	Eddie Cicotte E. Cicotte	0.89	139	25	12	.676	0	155	0	0	24	354.0	282		120	3	104	9	103		1,383	6	3.94	2.64	1.49	0.08	11.2	7.5	1.09	.251	3.05	7.17
2	Charley Hall C. Hall	1.18	100	24	4	.857	0	152	0	0	11	319.2	259		143	6	134	10	81		1,312	5	4.28	3.77	1.13	0.17	11.6	10.2	1.23	.250	4.03	7.29
3	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.25	127	31	16	.660	0	179	0	0	33	332.1	283		127	5	72	7	117			15	4.85	1.95	2.49	0.14		6.9	1.07	.353	3.44	7.66
4	Wilbur Cooper W. Cooper	1.60	111	21	9	.700	0	145	0	0	14	304.1	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
5	Doc Crandall D. Crandall	1.70	169	33	15	.688	0	231	0	0	25	514.0	474		223	16	129	15	147			2	4.04	2.26	1.79	0.28		7.4	1.17	.338	3.90	8.30
6	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1.80	134	41	28	.594	0	249	0	0	34	359.1	300		131	7	78	16	126		1,418	11	6.24	1.95	3.19	0.18	17.6	5.5	1.05	.274	3.28	7.51
7	Pat Ragan P. Ragan	1.83	102	12	13	.480	0	131	0	0	6	284.2	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
8	Emmanuel Clase E. Clase	1.88	365	21	25	.457	0	349	0	0	182	359.0	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
9	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	1.95	102	20	8	.714	0	122	0	0	33	231.0	201	50	58	6	46	4	82		920	7	4.75	1.79	2.65	0.23	13.3	5.0	1.07	.263	2.26	7.83
10	Félix Bautista F. Bautista	2.01	156	13	7	.650	0	248	0	0	67	161.1	84	36	42	14	72	3	104	1	632	10	13.83	4.02	3.44	0.78	39.2	11.4	0.97	.237	2.34	4.69
11	Zack Britton Z. Britton	2.03	396	17	9	.654	0	367	0	0	154	391.0	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
12	Jean Dubuc J. Dubuc	2.05	107	17	13	.567	0	82	0	0	13	293.2	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
13	Mariano Rivera M. Rivera	2.06	1,105	79	57	.581	0	1,135	0	0	652	1233.2	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
14	Carson Smith C. Smith	2.21	108	4	6	.400	0	129	0	0	14	102.0	74	25	27	4	34	7	31	4	415	6	11.38	3.00	3.79	0.35	31.1	8.2	1.06	.290	2.38	6.53
15	Red Ames R. Ames	2.26	137	21	13	.618	0	182	0	0	27	350.2	330		147	3	109	7	98		1,439	26	4.67	2.80	1.67	0.08	12.6	7.6	1.25	.287	3.77	8.47
16	Mason Miller M. Miller	2.28	155	5	5	.500	0	288	0	0	73	173.1	88	44	53	12	67	4	113	5	663	9	14.95	3.48	4.30	0.62	43.4	10.1	0.89	.260	2.75	4.57
17	Rube Marquard R. Marquard	2.29	128	24	13	.649	0	167	0	0	19	330.2	303		138	10	126	3	85		1,377	15	4.55	3.43	1.33	0.27	12.1	9.2	1.30	.274	3.76	8.25
18	Billy Wagner B. Wagner	2.31	853	47	40	.540	0	1,196	0	0	422	903.0	601	232	262	82	300	33	703	26	3,600	43	11.92	2.99	3.99	0.82	33.2	8.3	1.00	.261	2.61	5.99
19	Jhoan Duran J. Duran	2.33	279	19	28	.404	0	369	0	0	113	286.0	226	74	95	20	81	18	183	14	1,159	20	11.61	2.55	4.56	0.63	31.8	7.0	1.07	.307	2.99	7.11
20	Takashi Saito T. Saito	2.34	338	21	15	.583	0	400	0	0	84	338.0	250	88	99	25	108	14	189	13	1,363	9	10.65	2.88	3.70	0.67	29.3	7.9	1.06	.276	2.64	6.66
21	Fritz Coumbe F. Coumbe	2.36	123	11	7	.611	0	90	0	0	13	309.1	288	81	120	1	88	4	86		1,236	5	2.62	2.56	1.02	0.03	7.3	7.1	1.22	.273	3.49	8.38
22	Claude Hendrix C. Hendrix	2.37	103	19	10	.655	0	172	0	0	17	319.0	260		132	9	110	8	84			15	4.85	3.10	1.56	0.25		10.7	1.16	.345	3.72	7.34
23	Jim Bibby J. Bibby	2.38	101	14	12	.538	0	127	0	0	8	196.2	167	52	68	7	99	2	39	14	837	11	5.81	4.53	1.28	0.32	15.2	11.8	1.35	.266	3.11	7.64
24	Hunter Gaddis H. Gaddis	2.39	189	10	7	.588	0	169	0	0	4	180.2	143	48	52	17	47	5	21	3	724	4	8.42	2.34	3.60	0.85	23.3	6.5	1.05	.259	2.59	7.12
25	Abner Uribe A. Uribe	2.39	159	10	6	.625	0	178	0	0	17	158.0	106	42	48	8	73	7	40	5	639	16	10.14	4.16	2.44	0.46	27.9	11.4	1.13	.263	2.73	6.04

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	45	.511
Guardians	48	46	.511
Twins	46	48	.489	2.0
Tigers	43	50	.462	4.5
Royals	38	56	.404	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/10	ATH	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Sat 7/11	ATH	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Sun 7/12	ATH	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Fri 7/17	CWS	@	TOR	7:15 PM
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Rice

RBI Leaders

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García

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Batting Average Leaders

.345

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Díaz

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Hit Leaders

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114

Arraez

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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Neto

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OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

.414

Soto

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Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.590

Rice

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Soto

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

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Win Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

167

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148

Cease

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ERA Leaders

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Ohtani

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	54	38	.587
Phillies	52	42	.553	3.0
Marlins	52	42	.553	3.0
Nationals	48	46	.511	7.0
Mets	40	54	.426	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	59	34	.634
Cubs	52	41	.559	7.0
Cardinals	48	44	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	47	.500	12.5
Reds	42	50	.457	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	33	.649
Diamondbacks	46	47	.495	14.5
Padres	46	47	.495	14.5
Giants	39	54	.419	21.5
Rockies	38	57	.400	23.5

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Rays	54	37	.593
Yankees	51	42	.548	4.0
Blue Jays	44	49	.473	11.0
Red Sox	43	48	.473	11.0
Orioles	43	51	.457	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	45	.511
Guardians	48	46	.511
Twins	46	48	.489	2.0
Tigers	43	50	.462	4.5
Royals	38	56	.404	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	47	46	.505
Mariners	47	47	.500	0.5
Astros	46	49	.484	2.0
Athletics	41	52	.441	6.0
Angels	37	57	.394	10.5

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