lowest era by a relief pitcher in a season mlb history since 1947 with at least 49 innings pitched

Since 1947, Zack Britton has the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher with 49.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.54 in 2016.

NAMEERAIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Zack Britton
Z. Britton
0.54
67.0
2016
BAL BAL
69
2
1
.667
0
74
0
0
47
38
4
7
1
18
0
63
3
254
10
9.94
2.42
4.11
0.13
29.1
7.1
0.84
.230
0.94
5.10
2Fernando Rodney
F. Rodney
0.60
74.2
2012
TBR TBR
76
2
2
.500
0
76
0
0
48
43
5
9
2
15
3
65
1
282
4
9.16
1.81
5.07
0.24
27.0
5.3
0.78
.220
1.08
5.18
3Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
0.61
74.1
2024
CLE CLE
74
4
2
.667
0
66
0
0
47
39
5
10
2
10
2
66
1
270
2
7.99
1.21
6.60
0.24
24.4
3.7
0.66
.195
1.21
4.72
4Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
0.61
73.1
1990
OAK OAK
63
4
2
.667
0
73
0
0
48
41
5
9
2
4
0
61
1
262
0
8.96
0.49
18.25
0.25
27.9
1.5
0.61
.213
1.10
5.03
5Al Benton
A. Benton
0.62
58.0
1949
CLE CLE
29
4
0
1.000
0
14
0
0
10
37
4
5
1
21
0
18
222
0
2.17
3.26
0.67
0.16
6.3
9.5
1.00
.194
0.78
5.74
6Rob Murphy
R. Murphy
0.72
50.1
1986
CIN CIN
34
6
0
1.000
0
36
0
0
1
26
4
4
0
21
0
12
2
195
5
6.44
3.75
1.71
0.00
18.5
10.8
0.93
.188
0.72
4.65
7Blake Treinen
B. Treinen
0.78
80.1
2018
OAK OAK
68
9
2
.818
0
100
0
0
38
46
7
12
2
21
1
58
3
315
6
11.20
2.35
4.76
0.22
31.7
6.7
0.83
.230
1.34
5.15
8Bill Henry
B. Henry
0.87
52.0
1964
CIN CIN
37
2
2
.500
0
29
0
0
6
31
5
9
2
12
3
20
4
202
1
5.02
2.08
2.42
0.35
14.4
5.9
0.83
.186
1.56
5.37
9Dennys Reyes
D. Reyes
0.89
50.2
2006
MIN MIN
66
5
0
1.000
0
49
0
0
0
35
5
8
3
15
0
8
2
194
4
8.70
2.66
3.27
0.53
25.3
7.7
0.99
.252
1.42
6.22
10Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
0.92
68.1
2006
BOS BOS
59
4
2
.667
0
75
0
0
35
40
7
8
3
13
1
49
2
257
2
9.88
1.71
5.77
0.40
29.2
5.1
0.78
.224
1.05
5.27
11Wade Davis
W. Davis
0.94
67.1
2015
KCR KCR
69
8
1
.889
0
78
0
0
17
33
7
8
3
20
0
24
1
251
1
10.43
2.67
3.90
0.40
31.1
8.0
0.79
.200
1.07
4.41
12Chris Hammond
C. Hammond
0.95
76.0
2002
ATL ATL
63
7
2
.778
0
63
0
0
0
53
8
15
1
31
1
6
9
311
1
7.46
3.67
2.03
0.12
20.3
10.0
1.11
.242
1.78
6.28
13Eric O'Flaherty
E. O'Flaherty
0.98
73.2
2011
ATL ATL
78
2
4
.333
0
67
0
0
0
59
8
9
2
21
3
5
8
301
1
8.19
2.57
3.19
0.24
22.3
7.0
1.09
.274
1.10
7.21
14Wade Davis
W. Davis
1.00
72.0
2014
KCR KCR
71
9
2
.818
0
109
0
0
3
38
8
8
0
23
3
11
0
279
1
13.63
2.88
4.74
0.00
39.1
8.2
0.85
.264
1.00
4.75
15Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
1.01
62.2
2012
ATL ATL
63
3
1
.750
0
116
0
0
42
27
7
7
3
14
2
56
0
231
5
16.66
2.01
8.29
0.43
50.2
6.1
0.65
.250
1.01
3.88
16Aaron Loup
A. Loup
1.01
53.2
2021
NYM NYM
63
6
0
1.000
0
54
0
0
0
35
6
9
1
16
4
6
0
208
0
9.06
2.68
3.38
0.17
26.0
7.7
0.95
.256
1.51
5.87
17Dale Murray
D. Murray
1.03
69.2
1974
MON MON
32
1
1
.500
0
31
0
0
10
46
8
12
1
23
0
23
2
271
1
4.00
2.97
1.35
0.13
11.4
8.5
0.99
.208
1.55
5.94
18Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
1.04
78.0
1981
MIL MIL
47
6
3
.667
0
61
0
0
28
55
9
9
3
13
1
41
5
297
1
7.04
1.50
4.69
0.35
20.5
4.4
0.87
.237
1.04
6.35
19Chris Martin
C. Martin
1.05
51.1
2023
BOS BOS
55
4
1
.800
0
46
0
0
3
45
6
6
2
8
0
12
3
199
1
8.06
1.40
5.75
0.35
23.1
4.0
1.03
.301
1.05
7.89
20Brad Ziegler
B. Ziegler
1.06
59.2
2008
OAK OAK
47
3
0
1.000
0
30
0
0
11
47
7
8
2
22
1
21
3
229
0
4.53
3.32
1.36
0.30
13.1
9.6
1.16
.259
1.21
7.09
21Cla Meredith
C. Meredith
1.07
50.2
2006
SDP SDP
45
5
1
.833
0
37
0
0
0
30
6
6
3
6
2
11
3
185
0
6.57
1.07
6.17
0.53
20.0
3.2
0.71
.197
1.07
5.33
22David Robertson
D. Robertson
1.08
66.2
2011
NYY NYY
70
4
0
1.000
0
100
0
0
1
40
8
9
1
35
1
8
6
272
6
13.50
4.72
2.86
0.14
36.8
12.9
1.13
.289
1.21
5.40
23Koji Uehara
K. Uehara
1.09
74.1
2013
BOS BOS
73
4
1
.800
0
101
0
0
21
33
9
10
5
9
1
40
2
265
1
12.23
1.09
11.22
0.61
38.1
3.4
0.57
.188
1.21
4.00
24Neal Cotts
N. Cotts
1.11
57.0
2013
TEX TEX
58
8
3
.727
0
65
0
0
1
36
7
8
2
18
0
6
1
223
3
10.26
2.84
3.61
0.32
29.1
8.1
0.95
.246
1.26
5.68
25Drew Storen
D. Storen
1.12
56.1
2014
WSH WSH
65
2
1
.667
0
46
0
0
11
44
7
8
2
11
3
18
3
224
4
7.35
1.76
4.18
0.32
20.5
4.9
0.98
.259
1.28
7.03
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