lowest career era in mlb minimum 200 games played since 1900

Since 1900, Ed Walsh has the best ERA when pitching in 200+ games, with an ERA of 1.82.

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	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	1.82	430	195	126	.607	315	1,736	250	57	35	2964.1	2,346	598	873	23	617	52	105		11,413	76	5.27	1.87	2.81	0.07	15.2	5.4	1.00	.259	2.65	69	2.02	79	7.12	164.3
2	Emmanuel Clase E. Clase	1.88	366	21	25	.457	1	349	0	0	182	360.0	267	75	111	15	70	9	297	10	1,417	19	8.73	1.75	4.99	0.38	24.6	4.9	0.94	.259	2.78	45	2.43	59	6.68	68.7
3	Addie Joss A. Joss	1.89	286	160	97	.623	260	920	234	45	5	2327.0	1,888	488	730	19	364	58	22		8,891	28	3.56	1.41	2.53	0.07	10.3	4.1	0.97	.248	2.82	70	2.25	86	7.30	88.8
4	Joe Wood J. Wood	2.03	225	117	57	.672	158	989	121	28	10	1434.1	1,138	324	497	10	421	49	56		5,640	43	6.21	2.64	2.35	0.06	17.5	7.5	1.09	.270	3.12	70	2.26	78	7.14	105.8
5	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	2.06	481	239	130	.648	332	1,375	271	55	49	3172.1	2,708	725	1,044	43	673	61	138		12,422	61	3.90	1.91	2.04	0.12	11.1	5.4	1.07	.259	2.96	71	2.42	83	7.68	161.9
6	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	2.13	395	186	140	.571	330	2,267	251	49	4	2868.1	2,374	679	1,019	33	783	106	52		11,337	72	7.11	2.46	2.90	0.10	20.0	6.9	1.10	.287	3.20	75	1.99	71	7.45	257.5
7	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	2.13	636	373	188	.665	552	2,507	435	79	30	4788.2	4,219	1,135	1,620	89	848	59	73		18,913	115	4.71	1.59	2.96	0.17	13.3	4.5	1.06	.268	3.04	75	2.26	76	7.93	363
8	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	2.17	802	417	279	.599	666	3,509	531	110	34	5914.1	4,913	1,424	1,902	97	1,363	205	127		23,405	154	5.34	2.07	2.57	0.15	15.0	5.8	1.06	.264	2.89	68	2.42	76	7.48	472.8
9	Cy Young C. Young	2.19	442	244	165	.597	404	1,678	363	48	9	3633.2	3,237	886	1,263	51	449	76	34		14,008	61	4.16	1.11	3.74	0.13	12.0	3.2	1.01	.271	3.13	75	2.20	76	8.02	287.8
10	Mariano Rivera M. Rivera	2.21	1,115	82	60	.577	10	1,173	0	0	652	1283.2	998	315	340	71	286	46	952	41	5,103	13	8.22	2.01	4.10	0.50	23.0	5.6	1.00	.263	2.38	49	2.76	61	7.00	246.7
11	Orval Overall O. Overall	2.26	218	108	71	.603	182	935	133	30	12	1535.1	1,232	385	520	16	551	45	30		6,145	57	5.48	3.23	1.70	0.09	15.2	9.0	1.16	.264	3.05	81	2.39	85	7.22	72.4
12	Cade Smith C. Smith	2.26	219	20	7	.741	0	314	0	0	58	223.0	154	56	67	10	59	11	92	4	884	9	12.67	2.38	5.32	0.40	35.5	6.7	0.96	.294	2.70	56	1.84	45	6.22	55.9
13	Ed Reulbach E. Reulbach	2.28	399	182	106	.632	300	1,137	200	40	13	2632.1	2,117	668	887	33	892	107	80		10,521	49	3.89	3.05	1.27	0.11	10.8	8.5	1.14	.250	3.03	80	2.84	99	7.24	9
14	Jim Scott J. Scott	2.30	317	107	114	.484	226	945	123	26	9	1892.0	1,624	483	686	21	609	53	63		7,487	32	4.50	2.90	1.55	0.10	12.6	8.1	1.18	.274	3.26	85	2.63	96	7.73	21.2
15	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	54	2.72	63	5.99	159
16	Jhoan Duran J. Duran	2.32	307	20	31	.392	0	403	0	0	123	313.2	251	81	103	21	85	21	206	15	1,272	21	11.56	2.44	4.74	0.60	31.7	6.7	1.07	.310	2.96	56	2.46	60	7.20	58.4
17	Reb Russell R. Russell	2.33	242	80	59	.576	148	495	81	24	13	1291.2	1,128	335	453	7	267	18	60		5,021	21	3.45	1.86	1.85	0.05	9.9	5.3	1.08	.265	3.16	84	2.35	83	7.86	68.6
18	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	55	2.80	66	6.66	55.7
19	Eddie Plank E. Plank	2.35	623	326	194	.627	529	2,246	410	69	23	4495.2	3,958	1,174	1,566	42	1,072	190	77		17,803	88	4.50	2.15	2.10	0.08	12.6	6.0	1.12	.275	3.14	81	2.45	86	7.92	195.2
20	Sam Leever S. Leever	2.35	332	172	77	.691	257	711	204	35	10	2248.2	2,070	588	822	22	460	76	62		8,971	38	2.85	1.84	1.55	0.09	7.9	5.1	1.13	.266	3.29	81	2.72	92	8.28	64
21	Eddie Cicotte E. Cicotte	2.38	502	209	148	.585	361	1,374	249	35	24	3226.0	2,897	853	1,161	32	827	52	107		12,731	57	3.83	2.31	1.66	0.09	10.8	6.5	1.15	.274	3.24	82	2.54	88	8.08	131.9
22	George McQuillan G. McQuillan	2.38	273	85	89	.489	173	590	105	17	14	1576.1	1,382	417	578	23	401	30	76		6,255	16	3.37	2.29	1.47	0.13	9.4	6.4	1.13	.261	3.30	87	2.58	93	7.89	31.1
23	Ed Killian E. Killian	2.38	214	103	78	.569	180	516	149	22	4	1598.1	1,463	423	585	9	482	70	31		6,508	22	2.91	2.71	1.07	0.05	7.9	7.4	1.22	.268	3.29	91	2.80	110	8.24	-41.2
24	Doc White D. White	2.39	427	189	156	.548	363	1,384	262	45	5	3041.0	2,738	808	1,118	33	670	120	53		12,093	63	4.10	1.98	2.07	0.10	11.4	5.5	1.12	.274	3.31	89	2.51	96	8.10	22.9
25	Mike Adams M. Adams	2.41	408	21	20	.512	0	409	0	0	4	407.1	316	109	122	33	126	6	60	12	1,653	7	9.04	2.78	3.25	0.73	24.7	7.6	1.09	.262	2.70	60	3.09	75	6.98	45.6

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ERA

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Team Rankings

211

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776

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1,337

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	77	.525
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	CWS	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 2

Final

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2 - 2

Thu 8 Oct 2026

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MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

96.3

Albies

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MLB 2026 Betting

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97-71

96-72

91-71

88-74

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Worst Record ATS

60-102

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72-94

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 9/14	SFG	@	STL	1-2
Mon 9/14	SDP	@	COL	8-7
Tue 9/15	LAD	@	CIN	4-0
Tue 9/15	CWS	@	CLE	6-7
Tue 9/15	ATH	@	TBR	1-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	CWS	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LAD	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/12	LAD	@	MIL	5:00 PM
Wed 10/14	MIL	@	LAD	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	MIL	@	LAD	9:00 PM

Since 1900, Ed Walsh has the best ERA when pitching in 200+ games, with an ERA of 1.82.

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