Tex Covington, Louis Drucke and Irv Young were tied for the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching in 15+ games, with an ERA of 0.00.
| NAME | ERA | G | W | L | W% | GS | 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 |  | T. Covington | 0.00 | 15 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 | 100 | 49 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 422 | 4 | 2.57 | 3.95 | 0.65 | 0.09 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 1.46 | .289 | 4.50 | 9.18 | ||
| 2 | | L. Drucke | 0.00 | 40 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 40 | 182 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 281.0 | 250 | 114 | 4 | 122 | 19 | 0 | 1,180 | 4 | 5.83 | 3.91 | 1.49 | 0.13 | 15.4 | 10.3 | 1.32 | .288 | 3.65 | 8.01 | ||
| 3 | | I. Young | 0.00 | 46 | 13 | 24 | .351 | 46 | 121 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 298.0 | 293 | 131 | 3 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1,211 | 3 | 3.65 | 2.05 | 1.78 | 0.09 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.21 | .286 | 3.96 | 8.85 | ||
| 4 |  | C. Young | 0.01 | 105 | 54 | 44 | .551 | 105 | 375 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 870.0 | 769 | 306 | 11 | 144 | 18 | 0 | 3,417 | 21 | 3.88 | 1.49 | 2.60 | 0.11 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 1.05 | .264 | 3.17 | 7.96 | ||
| 5 | | J. Pfiester | 0.03 | 72 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 72 | 234 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 535.0 | 456 | 183 | 2 | 149 | 18 | 0 | 2,180 | 7 | 3.94 | 2.51 | 1.57 | 0.03 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 1.13 | .255 | 3.08 | 7.67 | ||
| 6 | | B. Ewing | 0.05 | 97 | 42 | 38 | .525 | 97 | 280 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 735.1 | 660 | 307 | 11 | 214 | 14 | 0 | 3,013 | 13 | 3.43 | 2.62 | 1.31 | 0.13 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 1.19 | .260 | 3.76 | 8.08 | ||
| 7 | | E. Summers | 0.05 | 112 | 59 | 42 | .584 | 112 | 325 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 904.0 | 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 | ||
| 8 | | B. Raymond | 0.06 | 87 | 34 | 45 | .430 | 87 | 303 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 644.0 | 554 | 248 | 13 | 210 | 24 | 0 | 2,638 | 16 | 4.23 | 2.93 | 1.44 | 0.18 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 1.19 | .259 | 3.47 | 7.74 | ||
| 9 | | E. Karger | 0.06 | 69 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 69 | 166 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 472.1 | 460 | 233 | 8 | 166 | 10 | 0 | 1,987 | 15 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1.33 | .276 | 4.44 | 8.76 | ||
| 10 | | G. Bell | 0.12 | 97 | 33 | 57 | .367 | 97 | 265 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 755.2 | 721 | 332 | 12 | 199 | 11 | 0 | 3,063 | 7 | 3.16 | 2.37 | 1.33 | 0.14 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 1.22 | .275 | 3.95 | 8.59 | ||
| 11 | | R. Kroh | 0.13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 19 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 135.2 | 114 | 43 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 544 | 1 | 4.05 | 2.72 | 1.49 | 0.20 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 1.14 | .253 | 2.85 | 7.56 | ||
| 12 | | D. Gray | 0.14 | 70 | 15 | 46 | .246 | 70 | 191 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 509.1 | 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 | ||
| 13 | | J. Powell | 0.15 | 131 | 48 | 73 | .397 | 131 | 306 | 86 | 13 | 0 | 993.0 | 947 | 398 | 12 | 199 | 19 | 0 | 4,005 | 9 | 2.77 | 1.80 | 1.54 | 0.11 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 1.15 | .270 | 3.61 | 8.58 | ||
| 14 | | L. Brockett | 0.15 | 26 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 26 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 175.2 | 162 | 84 | 5 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 746 | 6 | 3.43 | 3.94 | 0.87 | 0.26 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 1.36 | .264 | 4.30 | 8.30 | ||
| 15 | | L. Pape | 0.16 | 24 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 24 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 173.1 | 175 | 68 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 710 | 1 | 2.91 | 3.01 | 0.97 | 0.16 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 1.34 | .293 | 3.53 | 9.09 | ||
| 16 | | D. Walker | 0.18 | 62 | 23 | 29 | .442 | 62 | 197 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 447.2 | 456 | 222 | 6 | 125 | 21 | 0 | 1,883 | 9 | 3.96 | 2.51 | 1.58 | 0.12 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .293 | 4.46 | 9.17 | ||
| 17 | | B. Pelty | 0.20 | 87 | 29 | 43 | .403 | 87 | 232 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 679.1 | 596 | 258 | 7 | 217 | 29 | 0 | 2,773 | 7 | 3.07 | 2.87 | 1.07 | 0.09 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 1.20 | .257 | 3.42 | 7.90 | ||
| 18 | | F. Olmstead | 0.23 | 37 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 37 | 104 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 274.1 | 295 | 123 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 1,136 | 8 | 3.41 | 2.33 | 1.46 | 0.13 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 1.33 | .306 | 4.04 | 9.68 | ||
| 19 | | A. Mattern | 0.24 | 94 | 30 | 51 | .370 | 94 | 224 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 699.1 | 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 | ||
| 20 | | B. Donovan | 0.26 | 90 | 53 | 31 | .631 | 90 | 395 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 751.2 | 667 | 279 | 10 | 235 | 21 | 0 | 3,087 | 12 | 4.73 | 2.81 | 1.68 | 0.12 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 1.20 | .271 | 3.34 | 7.99 | ||
| 21 | | H. McIntire | 0.27 | 100 | 37 | 52 | .416 | 100 | 288 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 763.0 | 680 | 325 | 17 | 243 | 50 | 0 | 3,151 | 8 | 3.40 | 2.87 | 1.19 | 0.20 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 1.21 | .260 | 3.83 | 8.02 | ||
| 22 | | D. White | 0.28 | 144 | 59 | 61 | .492 | 144 | 431 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 1078.0 | 1,016 | 404 | 10 | 250 | 45 | 0 | 4,403 | 22 | 3.60 | 2.09 | 1.72 | 0.08 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.17 | .274 | 3.37 | 8.48 | ||
| 23 | | B. Burns | 0.30 | 85 | 28 | 45 | .384 | 85 | 208 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 629.1 | 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 | ||
| 24 | | E. Steele | 0.30 | 42 | 13 | 21 | .382 | 42 | 116 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 295.1 | 265 | 116 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1,165 | 1 | 3.53 | 1.43 | 2.47 | 0.21 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.06 | .260 | 3.53 | 8.08 | ||
| 25 | | R. Works | 0.31 | 48 | 18 | 22 | .450 | 48 | 132 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 353.1 | 363 | 185 | 4 | 140 | 15 | 0 | 1,537 | 11 | 3.36 | 3.57 | 0.94 | 0.10 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.42 | .288 | 4.71 | 9.25 | ||
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