lowest career era by a starting pitcher with a minimum of 200 ip in a season since 1920

Since 1920, Bob Gibson has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher with 200.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968.

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 H/9
1 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
304.2
1968
STL STL
34
22
9
.710
34
268
28
13
0
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
5.85
2 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
276.2
1985
NYM NYM
35
24
4
.857
35
268
16
8
0
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
6.44
3 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.56
202.0
1994
ATL ATL
25
16
6
.727
25
156
10
3
0
150
35
44
4
31
6
0
3
774
3
6.95
1.38
5.03
0.18
20.2
4.0
0.90
.253
1.96
6.68
4 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.57
253.0
1968
CLE CLE
32
21
8
.724
32
256
19
9
0
143
44
51
15
70
4
0
3
960
3
9.11
2.49
3.66
0.53
26.7
7.3
0.84
.208
1.81
5.09
5 Dean Chance
D. Chance
1.57
257.1
1964
LAA LAA
35
18
8
.692
35
190
15
11
0
180
45
48
7
78
2
0
8
1,009
8
6.65
2.73
2.44
0.24
18.8
7.7
1.00
.236
1.68
6.30
6 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.63
209.2
1995
ATL ATL
28
19
2
.905
28
181
10
3
0
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
7.87
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
6.31
7 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
1.64
253.0
1943
NYY NYY
30
20
4
.833
30
134
20
5
0
197
46
62
5
54
4
0
988
3
4.77
1.92
2.48
0.18
13.6
5.5
0.99
.243
2.21
7.01
8 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
222.2
2015
LAD LAD
32
19
3
.864
32
200
1
0
0
148
41
43
14
40
5
0
1
843
7
8.08
1.62
5.00
0.57
23.7
4.7
0.84
.229
1.74
5.98
9 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
217.0
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
269
1
0
0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
6.30
10 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.70
285.2
1971
NYM NYM
35
20
9
.690
35
288
21
4
0
207
54
59
17
61
4
0
2
1,098
4
9.07
1.92
4.72
0.54
26.2
5.6
0.94
.261
1.86
6.52
11 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.73
323.0
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
41
317
27
5
0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
6.72
12 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
1.73
276.0
1942
SLN SLN
35
22
6
.786
35
151
22
10
0
203
53
71
8
67
5
0
1,086
5
4.92
2.18
2.25
0.26
13.9
6.2
0.98
.228
2.32
6.62
13 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
5.31
14 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
273.2
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
6.15
15 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1.75
308.1
1945
DET DET
36
24
9
.727
36
207
29
8
0
234
60
70
5
106
0
0
1,237
9
6.04
3.09
1.95
0.15
16.7
8.6
1.10
.249
2.04
6.83
16 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.76
220.0
1964
LAD LAD
28
19
5
.792
28
221
15
7
0
153
43
49
13
53
0
0
5
860
9
9.04
2.17
4.17
0.53
25.7
6.2
0.94
.244
2.00
6.26
17 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
229.0
2015
CHC CHC
33
22
6
.786
33
236
4
3
0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
5.90
18 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1.77
274.0
1933
NYG NYG
33
20
11
.645
33
139
22
10
0
231
54
66
6
42
3
0
1,074
3
4.57
1.38
3.31
0.20
12.9
3.9
1.00
.255
2.17
7.59
19 Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
312.0
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
39
301
24
8
0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
6.03
20 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1.82
267.0
1968
CLE CLE
37
15
14
.517
37
281
11
3
0
180
54
78
13
109
10
0
9
1,091
7
9.47
3.67
2.58
0.44
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.63
6.07
21 Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
1.83
201.2
1964
CWS CWS
28
12
9
.571
28
134
9
2
0
130
41
50
10
52
4
0
4
776
3
5.98
2.32
2.58
0.45
17.3
6.7
0.90
.208
2.23
5.80
22 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.83
236.0
2013
LAD LAD
33
16
9
.640
33
232
3
2
0
164
48
55
11
52
3
0
2
908
12
8.85
1.98
4.46
0.42
25.6
5.7
0.92
.251
2.10
6.25
23 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1.87
289.0
1946
DET DET
34
26
8
.765
34
268
29
6
0
212
60
74
8
94
1
0
1,158
8
8.35
2.93
2.85
0.25
23.1
8.1
1.06
.259
2.30
6.60
24 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.87
211.1
2005
HOU HOU
32
13
8
.619
32
185
1
0
0
151
44
51
11
62
3
0
5
838
3
7.88
2.64
2.98
0.47
22.1
7.4
1.01
.243
2.17
6.43
25 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.88
311.0
1963
LAD LAD
40
25
5
.833
40
306
20
11
0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
6.19
StatMuse has game-level data for ERA and innings pitched going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

74

24th

R

366

9th

SO

569

28th

ERA

3.93

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
46
31
.597
Brewers Brewers
43
35
.551
3.5
Cardinals Cardinals
42
36
.538
4.5
Reds Reds
40
38
.513
6.5
Pirates Pirates
31
48
.392
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/23
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Tue
6/24
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
6/25
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Thu
6/26
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Fri
6/27
STL STL
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

42 - 36

1

Final

4

CIN Reds

40 - 38

Sun 22 Jun 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
45
32
.584
Rays Rays
43
35
.551
2.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
49
30
.620
Guardians Guardians
39
37
.513
8.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
45
33
.577
Mariners Mariners
39
37
.513
5.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
47
31
.603
Mets Mets
46
32
.590
1.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
46
31
.597
Brewers Brewers
43
35
.551
3.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
48
31
.608
Giants Giants
44
34
.564
3.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
6/7
MIA MIA
@
TBR TBR
2-3
Sat
6/7
SDP SDP
@
MIL MIL
1-0
Sat
6/7
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
4-2
Sat
6/7
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
1-2
Sat
6/7
HOU HOU
@
CLE CLE
2-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/23
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Mon
6/23
NYY NYY
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Mon
6/23
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
6/23
AZ AZ
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Mon
6/23
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM