Between the 1900 and 1950 seasons, Irv Young and Big Jeff Pfeffer were tied for the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 0.00.
Interpreted as:
lowest earned run average as a starting pitcher from 1900 to 1950 with 500 or more innings pitched| NAME | ERA | IP | 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 |  | I. Young | 0.00 | 1240.1 | 161 | 57 | 91 | .385 | 161 | 501 | 120 | 21 | 0 | 1,224 | 546 | 20 | 272 | 33 | 0 | 4,982 | 17 | 3.64 | 1.97 | 1.84 | 0.15 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 1.21 | .290 | 3.96 | 8.88 | ||
| 2 | | B. Jeff Pfeffer | 0.00 | 565.0 | 70 | 27 | 37 | .422 | 70 | 278 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 516 | 251 | 8 | 229 | 26 | 0 | 2,320 | 8 | 4.43 | 3.65 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 1.32 | .286 | 4.00 | 8.22 | ||
| 3 | | J. Pfiester | 0.02 | 975.0 | 128 | 66 | 42 | .611 | 128 | 475 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 795 | 332 | 6 | 261 | 32 | 0 | 3,920 | 13 | 4.38 | 2.41 | 1.82 | 0.06 | 12.1 | 6.7 | 1.08 | .251 | 3.06 | 7.34 | ||
| 4 | | E. Karger | 0.03 | 922.2 | 123 | 44 | 58 | .431 | 123 | 352 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 850 | 383 | 9 | 263 | 27 | 0 | 3,789 | 22 | 3.43 | 2.57 | 1.34 | 0.09 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 1.21 | .268 | 3.74 | 8.29 | ||
| 5 | | E. Summers | 0.05 | 904.0 | 112 | 59 | 42 | .584 | 112 | 325 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 848 | 358 | 17 | 195 | 43 | 0 | 3,699 | 12 | 3.24 | 1.94 | 1.67 | 0.17 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .266 | 3.56 | 8.44 | ||
| 6 | | C. McFarland | 0.08 | 796.1 | 96 | 34 | 57 | .374 | 96 | 300 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 843 | 444 | 15 | 186 | 18 | 0 | 3,334 | 17 | 3.39 | 2.10 | 1.61 | 0.17 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.29 | .294 | 5.02 | 9.53 | ||
| 7 | | G. Bell | 0.09 | 985.0 | 124 | 40 | 72 | .357 | 124 | 342 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 915 | 420 | 13 | 266 | 16 | 0 | 3,976 | 10 | 3.12 | 2.43 | 1.29 | 0.12 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 1.20 | .270 | 3.84 | 8.36 | ||
| 8 | | E. Stricklett | 0.10 | 721.2 | 90 | 34 | 49 | .410 | 90 | 223 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 709 | 344 | 3 | 206 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 2.78 | 2.57 | 1.08 | 0.04 | 7.0 | 1.27 | .284 | 4.29 | 8.84 | ||||
| 9 | | B. Raymond | 0.12 | 702.0 | 95 | 36 | 50 | .419 | 95 | 334 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 606 | 281 | 16 | 228 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 4.28 | 2.92 | 1.46 | 0.21 | 8.0 | 1.19 | .261 | 3.60 | 7.77 | ||||
| 10 | | H. McIntire | 0.14 | 1475.0 | 188 | 63 | 110 | .364 | 188 | 562 | 140 | 17 | 0 | 1,379 | 678 | 30 | 485 | 87 | 0 | 6,135 | 13 | 3.43 | 2.96 | 1.16 | 0.18 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 1.26 | .271 | 4.14 | 8.41 | ||
| 11 | | D. Gray | 0.14 | 509.1 | 70 | 15 | 46 | .246 | 70 | 191 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 502 | 261 | 7 | 160 | 17 | 0 | 2,120 | 21 | 3.38 | 2.83 | 1.19 | 0.12 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 1.30 | .284 | 4.61 | 8.87 | ||
| 12 | | B. Ewing | 0.15 | 2170.1 | 264 | 118 | 112 | .513 | 264 | 962 | 205 | 19 | 0 | 1,998 | 881 | 28 | 591 | 51 | 0 | 44 | 3.99 | 2.45 | 1.63 | 0.12 | 6.7 | 1.19 | .277 | 3.65 | 8.29 | ||||
| 13 | | O. Overall | 0.17 | 1426.2 | 183 | 101 | 66 | .605 | 183 | 882 | 133 | 31 | 0 | 1,149 | 478 | 16 | 504 | 40 | 0 | 5,736 | 53 | 5.56 | 3.18 | 1.75 | 0.10 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 1.16 | .264 | 3.02 | 7.25 | ||
| 14 | | F. Beebe | 0.19 | 1125.0 | 153 | 56 | 78 | .418 | 153 | 562 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 982 | 508 | 15 | 458 | 41 | 0 | 4,687 | 46 | 4.50 | 3.66 | 1.23 | 0.12 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 1.28 | .268 | 4.06 | 7.86 | ||
| 15 | | A. Mattern | 0.24 | 699.1 | 94 | 30 | 51 | .370 | 94 | 224 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 723 | 351 | 19 | 244 | 7 | 0 | 2,960 | 13 | 2.88 | 3.14 | 0.92 | 0.24 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 1.38 | .285 | 4.52 | 9.30 | ||
| 16 | | J. Sutthoff | 0.26 | 529.1 | 65 | 29 | 33 | .468 | 65 | 161 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 531 | 271 | 7 | 222 | 31 | 0 | 2,269 | 9 | 2.74 | 3.77 | 0.73 | 0.12 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.61 | 9.03 | ||
| 17 | | C. Lundgren | 0.26 | 1207.1 | 149 | 85 | 55 | .607 | 149 | 503 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 1,028 | 436 | 14 | 445 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 3.75 | 3.32 | 1.13 | 0.10 | 9.1 | 1.22 | .259 | 3.25 | 7.66 | ||||
| 18 | | G. Dorner | 0.30 | 816.2 | 105 | 31 | 65 | .323 | 105 | 240 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 770 | 417 | 15 | 295 | 46 | 0 | 15 | 2.64 | 3.25 | 0.81 | 0.17 | 8.8 | 1.30 | .275 | 4.60 | 8.49 | ||||
| 19 | | B. Burns | 0.30 | 629.1 | 85 | 28 | 45 | .384 | 85 | 208 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 597 | 263 | 10 | 118 | 32 | 0 | 2,521 | 9 | 2.97 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 0.14 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 1.14 | .273 | 3.76 | 8.54 | ||
| 20 | | H. Wiltse | 0.31 | 1754.0 | 225 | 121 | 76 | .614 | 225 | 800 | 151 | 27 | 0 | 1,560 | 635 | 46 | 411 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 4.10 | 2.11 | 1.95 | 0.24 | 5.9 | 1.12 | .265 | 3.26 | 8.00 | ||||
| 21 | | J. Lake | 0.32 | 1075.2 | 139 | 47 | 81 | .367 | 139 | 473 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 1,080 | 522 | 12 | 278 | 17 | 0 | 4,547 | 25 | 3.96 | 2.33 | 1.70 | 0.10 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 1.26 | .284 | 4.37 | 9.04 | ||
| 22 | | H. Gaspar | 0.33 | 712.0 | 98 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 98 | 206 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 690 | 292 | 15 | 187 | 30 | 0 | 2,907 | 4 | 2.60 | 2.36 | 1.10 | 0.19 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .273 | 3.69 | 8.72 | ||
| 23 | | C. Morgan | 0.33 | 1306.0 | 172 | 73 | 73 | .500 | 172 | 616 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 1,040 | 492 | 15 | 512 | 88 | 0 | 45 | 4.25 | 3.53 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 10.0 | 1.19 | .263 | 3.39 | 7.17 | ||||
| 24 | | E. Walsh | 0.35 | 2617.1 | 315 | 173 | 113 | .605 | 315 | 1,506 | 250 | 57 | 0 | 2,071 | 751 | 20 | 553 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 5.18 | 1.90 | 2.72 | 0.07 | 5.6 | 1.00 | .267 | 2.58 | 7.12 | ||||
| 25 | | A. Coakley | 0.36 | 961.0 | 124 | 52 | 57 | .477 | 124 | 397 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 915 | 395 | 7 | 285 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 3.72 | 2.67 | 1.39 | 0.07 | 8.0 | 1.25 | .316 | 3.70 | 8.57 | ||||
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