lowest era by a rookie closing pitcher since 1945

Since 1945, Stan Bahnsen has the best ERA by a rookie, with an ERA of 2.05 in 1968.

Interpreted as:
lowest era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a rookie closing pitcher since 1945
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
2.05
1968
NYY NYY
37
17
12
.586
34
162
10
1
0
267.1
216
61
72
14
68
2
3
6
1,070
4
5.45
2.29
2.38
0.47
15.1
6.4
1.06
.245
2.42
73
2.64
88
7.27
10.1
2Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2.08
1968
NYM NYM
35
19
12
.613
34
178
17
7
0
263.2
221
61
72
16
69
8
0
7
1,058
8
6.08
2.36
2.58
0.55
16.8
6.5
1.10
.260
2.46
70
2.70
96
7.54
3.7
3Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
2.19
2013
MIA MIA
28
12
6
.667
28
187
0
0
0
172.2
111
42
47
10
58
5
0
5
681
3
9.75
3.02
3.22
0.52
27.5
8.5
0.98
.240
2.45
60
2.72
75
5.79
18.1
4Chase Burns
C. Burns
2.20
2026
CIN CIN
7
3
1
.750
7
46
0
0
0
41.0
29
10
10
5
13
0
0
0
161
0
10.10
2.85
3.54
1.10
28.6
8.1
1.02
.247
2.20
51
3.42
80
6.37
3.9
5Foster Griffin
F. Griffin
2.27
2026
WSH WSH
7
3
1
.750
7
33
0
0
0
39.2
29
10
13
5
14
2
0
0
163
1
7.49
3.18
2.36
1.13
20.2
8.6
1.08
.220
2.95
55
4.32
106
6.58
-1
6Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.32
1972
NYM NYM
34
15
10
.600
32
169
8
4
0
244.0
215
63
79
14
71
2
1
14
1,003
7
6.23
2.62
2.38
0.52
16.8
7.1
1.17
.269
2.91
69
2.65
81
7.93
16.5
7Gary Peters
G. Peters
2.33
1963
CWS CWS
41
19
8
.704
30
189
13
4
1
243.0
192
63
69
9
68
8
4
2
978
5
7.00
2.52
2.78
0.33
19.3
7.0
1.07
.260
2.56
67
2.34
67
7.11
32.1
8Mark Fidrych
M. Fidrych
2.34
1976
DET DET
31
19
9
.679
29
97
24
4
0
250.1
217
65
76
12
53
3
2
3
996
6
3.49
1.91
1.83
0.43
9.7
5.3
1.08
.247
2.73
63
3.15
86
7.80
13.7
9Mike Garcia
M. Garcia
2.36
1949
CLE CLE
41
14
5
.737
20
94
8
5
2
175.2
154
46
51
6
60
2
10
718
1
4.82
3.07
1.57
0.31
13.1
8.4
1.22
.266
2.61
59
2.94
73
7.89
21.3
10Parker Messick
P. Messick
2.40
2026
CLE CLE
7
3
1
.750
7
44
0
0
0
41.1
28
11
11
4
10
1
0
0
156
1
9.58
2.18
4.40
0.87
28.2
6.4
0.92
.247
2.40
58
3.06
73
6.10
5.2
11Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.43
1952
NYG NYG
71
15
3
.833
0
108
0
0
11
159.1
127
43
60
12
57
5
32
646
3
6.10
3.22
1.89
0.68
16.7
8.8
1.15
.248
3.39
65
3.18
86
7.17
9.3
12Gene Bearden
G. Bearden
2.43
1948
CLE CLE
37
20
7
.741
29
80
15
6
1
229.2
187
62
72
9
106
3
4
935
5
3.13
4.15
0.75
0.35
8.6
11.3
1.28
.242
2.82
60
3.90
99
7.33
0.4
13Ewell Blackwell
E. Blackwell
2.45
1946
CIN CIN
33
9
13
.409
25
100
10
5
0
194.1
160
53
62
1
79
4
5
803
4
4.63
3.66
1.27
0.05
12.5
9.8
1.23
.257
2.87
74
2.70
80
7.41
14.5
14Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2.48
1981
LAD LAD
25
13
7
.650
25
180
11
8
0
192.1
140
53
55
11
61
1
0
4
758
4
8.42
2.85
2.95
0.51
23.7
8.0
1.05
.255
2.57
73
2.44
72
6.55
20.4
15Ken Forsch
K. Forsch
2.53
1971
HOU HOU
33
8
8
.500
23
131
7
2
0
188.1
162
53
60
8
53
4
4
5
771
8
6.26
2.53
2.47
0.38
17.0
6.9
1.14
.268
2.87
75
2.52
76
7.74
16.7
16Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
2.54
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
236
4
3
0
191.1
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
11.10
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
1.06
.246
2.96
65
2.88
71
5.83
26.1
17Al Downing
A. Downing
2.56
1963
NYY NYY
24
13
5
.722
22
171
10
4
0
175.2
114
50
52
7
80
0
2
1
707
5
8.76
4.10
2.14
0.36
24.2
11.3
1.10
.238
2.66
73
2.42
68
5.84
22.3
18Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
2.58
1967
CIN CIN
33
14
8
.636
32
206
8
5
0
226.2
193
65
73
18
62
5
1
7
932
3
8.18
2.46
3.32
0.71
22.1
6.7
1.13
.273
2.90
71
2.64
76
7.66
20.6
19Rickey Clark
R. Clark
2.59
1967
CAL CAL
32
12
11
.522
30
81
1
1
0
174.0
144
50
69
15
69
6
0
0
729
12
4.19
3.57
1.17
0.78
11.1
9.5
1.22
.231
3.57
83
4.02
125
7.45
-16.6
20Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2.60
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
276
7
3
0
218.0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
11.39
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
1.07
.296
2.97
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
21Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2.60
1975
CLE CLE
34
13
7
.650
24
152
6
2
2
186.2
147
54
61
16
90
7
5
8
794
4
7.33
4.34
1.69
0.77
19.1
11.3
1.27
.248
2.94
69
3.62
93
7.09
5.6
22Bill Singer
B. Singer
2.64
1967
LAD LAD
32
12
8
.600
29
169
7
3
0
204.1
185
60
68
5
61
8
1
11
854
10
7.44
2.69
2.77
0.22
19.8
7.1
1.20
.295
3.00
85
2.22
74
8.15
18.3
23Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.66
1984
LAD LAD
45
11
8
.579
20
150
8
4
2
189.2
160
56
65
9
50
4
10
8
771
8
7.12
2.37
3.00
0.43
19.5
6.5
1.11
.271
3.08
77
2.65
77
7.59
17.2
24Dick Hughes
D. Hughes
2.67
1967
STL STL
37
16
6
.727
27
161
12
3
3
222.1
164
66
72
22
48
5
6
6
871
7
6.52
1.94
3.35
0.89
18.5
5.5
0.95
.224
2.91
80
3.09
96
6.64
3.2
25Michael Soroka
M. Soroka
2.68
2019
ATL ATL
29
13
4
.765
29
142
0
0
0
174.2
153
52
56
14
41
7
0
1
701
3
7.32
2.11
3.46
0.72
20.3
5.8
1.11
.280
2.89
60
3.44
79
7.88
18.3
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