lowest era among mlb pitchers in first 75 starts to begin a career since 1960

Since 1960, Dwight Gooden has the best ERA in starts in his first 75 games, with an ERA of 2.00.

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Data note: Earned Run Average, Starts: player game data complete from 1901
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	NAME	ERA	GS	G	W	L	W%	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	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2.00	75	75	46	15	.754	596	27	13	0	563.2	413	125	143	22	154	4	0	6	2,214	9	9.52	2.46	3.87	0.35	26.9	7.0	1.01	.272	2.28	6.59
2	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2.27	75	75	38	25	.603	347	41	9	0	585.2	488	148	179	31	113	14	0	9	2,324	42	5.33	1.74	3.07	0.48	14.9	4.9	1.03	.251	2.75	7.50
3	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	2.30	75	75	47	15	.758	491	33	14	0	579.1	438	148	161	30	172	1	0	3	2,279	14	7.63	2.67	2.85	0.47	21.5	7.5	1.05	.257	2.50	6.80
4	Vida Blue V. Blue	2.31	75	75	34	20	.630	470	32	14	0	546.1	387	140	164	36	164	6	0	7	2,149	13	7.74	2.70	2.87	0.59	21.9	7.6	1.01	.238	2.70	6.38
5	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	2.31	75	75	34	26	.567	312	27	10	0	537.1	475	138	176	37	103	13	0	5	2,164	13	5.23	1.73	3.03	0.62	14.4	4.8	1.08	.258	2.95	7.96
6	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	2.37	75	75	29	21	.580	516	1	0	0	429.0	317	113	126	32	98	19	0	0	1,687	5	10.83	2.06	5.27	0.67	30.6	5.8	0.97	.279	2.64	6.65
7	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2.38	75	75	38	25	.603	392	34	13	0	560.2	454	148	166	36	163	12	0	21	2,245	15	6.29	2.62	2.40	0.58	17.5	7.3	1.10	.255	2.66	7.29
8	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2.45	75	75	35	26	.574	408	35	7	0	573.2	484	156	171	39	139	14	0	13	2,300	15	6.40	2.18	2.94	0.61	17.7	6.0	1.09	.262	2.68	7.59
9	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	2.52	75	75	36	15	.706	360	23	9	0	528.2	427	148	186	20	158	13	0	13	2,146	20	6.13	2.69	2.28	0.34	16.8	7.4	1.11	.255	3.17	7.27
10	Gary Peters G. Peters	2.52	75	75	43	18	.705	391	25	7	0	549.2	450	154	175	31	183	13	0	13	2,244	22	6.40	3.00	2.14	0.51	17.4	8.2	1.15	.258	2.87	7.37
11	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.57	75	75	33	20	.623	495	1	1	0	476.0	388	136	146	35	115	6	0	5	1,898	11	9.36	2.17	4.30	0.66	26.1	6.1	1.06	.283	2.76	7.34
12	Bill Singer B. Singer	2.60	75	75	30	27	.526	450	21	9	0	526.0	451	152	178	19	156	16	0	20	2,174	25	7.70	2.67	2.88	0.33	20.7	7.2	1.15	.282	3.05	7.72
13	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	2.62	75	75	37	17	.685	577	0	0	0	463.1	354	135	150	31	140	13	0	12	1,861	16	11.21	2.72	4.12	0.60	31.0	7.5	1.07	.294	2.91	6.88
14	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2.65	75	75	35	26	.574	469	33	5	0	575.0	445	169	188	55	147	7	0	14	2,283	6	7.34	2.30	3.19	0.86	20.5	6.4	1.03	.243	2.94	6.97
15	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	2.66	75	75	35	17	.673	466	3	0	0	436.2	305	129	139	39	117	10	0	1	1,715	10	9.60	2.41	3.98	0.80	27.2	6.8	0.97	.246	2.86	6.29
16	Mel Stottlemyre M. Stottlemyre	2.69	75	75	39	24	.619	312	31	8	0	576.0	503	172	198	30	179	10	0	10	2,358	9	4.88	2.80	1.74	0.47	13.2	7.6	1.18	.259	3.09	7.86
17	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	2.71	75	75	28	14	.667	309	0	0	0	359.1	285	108	115	29	74	8	0	0	1,407	15	7.74	1.85	4.18	0.73	22.0	5.3	1.00	.259	2.88	7.14
18	Steve Kline S. Kline	2.71	75	75	34	27	.557	184	31	5	0	541.0	491	163	197	39	100	10	0	16	2,186	4	3.06	1.66	1.84	0.65	8.4	4.6	1.09	.244	3.28	8.17
19	Matt Harvey M. Harvey	2.71	75	75	29	22	.569	501	1	1	0	487.2	396	147	156	35	113	14	0	4	1,950	12	9.25	2.09	4.43	0.65	25.7	5.8	1.04	.280	2.88	7.31
20	Gary Nolan G. Nolan	2.72	75	75	35	19	.648	412	15	9	0	522.0	440	158	180	41	164	8	0	11	2,150	8	7.10	2.83	2.51	0.71	19.2	7.6	1.16	.262	3.10	7.59
21	Tom Phoebus T. Phoebus	2.74	75	75	34	25	.576	403	20	11	0	496.1	388	151	170	27	234	4	0	6	2,071	24	7.31	4.24	1.72	0.49	19.5	11.3	1.25	.257	3.08	7.04
22	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	2.76	75	75	30	30	.500	407	23	8	0	539.0	461	165	192	32	191	5	0	27	2,227	16	6.80	3.19	2.13	0.53	18.3	8.6	1.21	.269	3.21	7.70
23	Jim Nash J. Nash	2.78	75	75	34	25	.576	394	21	6	0	511.0	416	158	174	40	167	7	0	14	2,079	14	6.94	2.94	2.36	0.70	19.0	8.0	1.14	.256	3.06	7.33
24	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	2.80	75	75	27	9	.750	503	2	0	0	434.2	323	135	153	45	107	15	0	2	1,728	14	10.41	2.22	4.70	0.93	29.1	6.2	0.99	.263	3.17	6.69
25	Bob Veale B. Veale	2.81	75	75	34	24	.586	485	28	7	0	532.0	430	166	202	13	234	10	0	16	2,222	27	8.20	3.96	2.07	0.22	21.8	10.5	1.25	.282	3.42	7.27

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Bichette

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Benge

Team Pitching Leaders

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McLean

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McLean

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20th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	NYM	@	MIA	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	NYM	@	MIA	4:00 AM
Sun 3/28	NYM	@	MIA	4:00 AM
Mon 3/29	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 3/30	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

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Final

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77 - 85

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Contreras

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Chourio

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Rice

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Genao

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Contreras

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Chourio

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Turang

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Ramírez

8

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Playoffs Win Leaders

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

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Williams

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Rasmussen

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0.00

Peterson

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0.00

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0.00

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

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Chapman

27.00

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Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

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Burke

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Rasmussen

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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