lowest era by a relief pitcher with a minimum of 50 innings pitched all time

7 pitchers are tied for the best career ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 50 innings, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Jim Baskette, Fred Olmstead and Bill Foxen.

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	NAME	ERA	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Jim Baskette J. Baskette	0.00	56.2	21	2	2	.500	0	23	0	0	1	49	20	1	19	1	21	232	3	3.65	3.02	1.21	0.16	9.9	8.2	1.20	.255	3.18	7.78
2	Fred Olmstead F. Olmstead	0.00	83.1	29	5	1	.833	0	33	0	0	2	86	39	1	22	4	19	336	3	3.56	2.38	1.50	0.11	9.8	6.5	1.30	.308	4.21	9.29
3	Bill Foxen B. Foxen	0.00	72.1	28	2	4	.333	0	40	0	0	0	66	43	0	39	5	21	302	8	4.98	4.85	1.03	0.00	13.2	12.9	1.45	.303	5.35	8.21
4	Bill Otey B. Otey	0.00	71.0	19	1	2	.333	0	22	0	0	0	87	50	4	15	4	13	302	5	2.79	1.90	1.47	0.51	7.3	5.0	1.44	.323	6.34	11.03
5	Ed Karger E. Karger	0.00	173.0	42	4	9	.308	0	64	0	0	3	162	91	3	51	8	37	707	6	3.33	2.65	1.25	0.16	9.1	7.2	1.23	.274	4.73	8.43
6	Bugs Raymond B. Raymond	0.00	131.2	40	9	7	.563	0	64	0	0	1	120	79	0	56	9	29		5	4.37	3.83	1.14	0.00		10.9	1.34	.310	5.40	8.20
7	Doc Scanlan D. Scanlan	0.00	112.1	32	4	5	.444	0	72	0	0	5	100	52	3	69	7	28	473	4	5.77	5.53	1.04	0.24	15.2	14.6	1.50	.301	4.17	8.01
8	Sam Leever S. Leever	0.08	226.0	74	16	5	.762	0	79	0	0	10	215	86	1	50	10	61		4	3.15	1.99	1.58	0.04		5.8	1.17	.299	3.42	8.56
9	Vic Willis V. Willis	0.09	104.2	33	10	2	.833	0	40	0	0	9	102	46	1	31	5	33		0	3.44	2.67	1.29	0.09		8.3	1.27	.340	3.96	8.77
10	George Bell G. Bell	0.09	100.0	36	3	6	.333	0	42	0	0	4	96	51	2	35	5	33	417	2	3.78	3.15	1.20	0.18	10.1	8.4	1.31	.282	4.59	8.64
11	Lew Brockett L. Brockett	0.11	85.2	20	3	1	.750	0	38	0	0	1	76	51	1	42	10	16		4	3.99	4.41	0.90	0.11		15.4	1.38	.412	5.36	7.98
12	Deacon Phillippe D. Phillippe	0.12	234.0	75	21	3	.875	0	97	0	0	10	200	87	2	35	5	62		6	3.73	1.35	2.77	0.08		4.2	1.00	.281	3.35	7.69
13	Jack Taylor J. Taylor	0.13	72.0	20	6	2	.750	0	19	0	0	3	63	23	0	18	2	20		3	2.38	2.25	1.06	0.00		9.2	1.13	.401	2.88	7.88
14	Lefty George L. George	0.13	71.0	26	3	2	.600	0	23	0	0	0	70	36	0	25	9	21	291	1	2.92	3.17	0.92	0.00	7.9	8.6	1.34	.299	4.56	8.87
15	Orlie Weaver O. Weaver	0.13	67.2	18	1	1	.500	0	40	0	0	1	65	34	1	35	4	14	284	1	5.32	4.66	1.14	0.13	14.1	12.3	1.48	.314	4.52	8.65
16	Dolly Gray D. Gray	0.13	67.1	28	0	5	.000	0	29	0	0	0	81	58	1	21	5	23	300	3	3.88	2.81	1.38	0.13	9.7	7.0	1.51	.328	7.75	10.83
17	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	0.15	185.1	58	22	3	.880	0	151	0	0	5	143	65	2	54	6	45		6	7.33	2.62	2.80	0.10		26.3	1.06	-17.625	3.16	6.94
18	Orval Overall O. Overall	0.17	108.1	34	7	5	.583	0	70	0	0	10	83	42	0	46	5	30	447	4	5.82	3.82	1.52	0.00	15.7	10.3	1.19	.255	3.49	6.90
19	Fred Beebe F. Beebe	0.17	161.0	48	6	5	.545	0	76	0	0	8	122	80	2	78	4	36	666	8	4.25	4.36	0.97	0.11	11.4	11.7	1.24	.237	4.47	6.82
20	Ed Summers E. Summers	0.19	95.0	26	9	3	.750	0	43	0	0	3	92	41	2	25	4	22	386	3	4.07	2.37	1.72	0.19	11.1	6.5	1.23	.288	3.88	8.72
21	Irv Young I. Young	0.19	141.1	48	6	4	.600	0	65	0	0	4	140	83	3	48	6	30	588	6	4.14	3.06	1.35	0.19	11.1	8.2	1.33	.294	5.29	8.92
22	Bill Burns B. Burns	0.21	84.2	32	2	7	.222	0	28	0	0	1	108	66	3	29	6	20	367	2	2.98	3.08	0.97	0.32	7.6	7.9	1.62	.349	7.02	11.48
23	Jesse Tannehill J. Tannehill	0.21	84.2	18	7	1	.875	0	31	0	0	2	79	33	0	17	1	18		0	3.30	1.81	1.82	0.00		25.8	1.13	4.647	3.51	8.40
24	Big Jeff Pfeffer B. Jeff Pfeffer	0.21	126.2	43	4	2	.667	0	42	0	0	2	144	106	6	71	4	35	558	3	2.98	5.04	0.59	0.43	7.5	12.7	1.70	.317	7.53	10.23
25	Elmer Steele E. Steele	0.23	115.2	32	5	2	.714	0	30	0	0	3	96	41	0	22	6	23		1	2.33	1.71	1.36	0.00		5.4	1.02	.277	3.19	7.47

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Martínez

RBI

73

Rocchio

AVG

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DeLauter

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Williams

248

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ERA

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676

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	76	.528
White Sox	83	78	.516	2.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	CLE	@	KCR	3:10 PM

Last Game

Guardians

85 - 76

Final

Royals

68 - 93

Sat 26 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

112

Arozarena

106

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OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

.390

Bauers

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Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

247

Misiorowski

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

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WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

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K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,286.3

Ohtani

2,083.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,786

Crow-Armstrong

1,610.6

Ohtani

1,562

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92-69

91-70

90-71

88-73

86-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

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75-86

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - x	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	COL	@	DET	7-11
Sat 9/12	NYM	@	NYY	12-2
Sat 9/12	PIT	@	CHC	3-4
Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3-7
Sat 9/12	SDP	@	SFG	7-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NYM	@	WSH	1:05 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sun 9/27	LAD	@	SFG	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	TBR	@	PHI	3:05 PM

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