lowest era by a starting pitcher through may 31st in a season since 1900 minimum 50 ip

Since 1900, 11 pitchers are tied for the best ERA by a starting pitcher with 50.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Ray Collins, Tex Covington and Elmer Brown in 1912.

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NAMEERAIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Ray Collins
R. Collins
0.00
189.1
1912
24
13
8
.619
24
81
17
4
0
177
56
3
41
1
0
779
0
3.85
1.95
1.98
0.14
10.4
5.3
1.15
.266
2.66
8.41
2Tex Covington
T. Covington
0.00
50.0
1912
9
3
4
.429
9
14
2
1
0
48
26
0
26
2
0
213
4
2.52
4.68
0.54
0.00
6.6
12.2
1.48
.281
4.68
8.64
3Elmer Brown
E. Brown
0.00
73.1
1912
13
4
6
.400
13
24
2
1
0
84
39
1
29
8
0
316
2
2.95
3.56
0.83
0.12
7.6
9.2
1.54
.327
4.79
10.31
4Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
0.00
116.0
1912
TOT
18
5
9
.357
18
78
9
1
0
114
65
1
50
5
0
510
9
6.05
3.88
1.56
0.08
15.3
9.8
1.41
.301
5.04
8.84
5Carl Cashion
C. Cashion
0.00
59.1
1911
9
1
5
.167
9
23
5
0
0
58
35
3
38
7
0
267
4
3.49
5.76
0.61
0.46
8.6
14.2
1.62
.281
5.31
8.80
6Jack Ferry
J. Ferry
0.00
54.1
1911
8
4
1
.800
8
19
4
1
0
51
21
2
16
1
0
221
2
3.15
2.65
1.19
0.33
8.6
7.2
1.23
.268
3.48
8.45
7Jack Warhop
J. Warhop
0.00
186.2
1911
25
11
11
.500
25
64
17
1
0
211
105
5
39
17
0
822
3
3.09
1.88
1.64
0.24
7.8
4.7
1.34
.296
5.06
10.17
8Irv Young
I. Young
0.00
60.2
1911
11
3
6
.333
11
26
3
1
0
70
39
1
17
0
0
256
1
3.86
2.52
1.53
0.15
10.2
6.6
1.43
.325
5.79
10.38
9Roy Mitchell
R. Mitchell
0.00
83.1
1911
12
3
7
.300
12
20
8
1
0
77
36
2
26
5
0
340
1
2.16
2.81
0.77
0.22
5.9
7.6
1.24
.261
3.89
8.32
10Louis Drucke
L. Drucke
0.00
60.2
1911
10
4
3
.571
10
34
4
0
0
67
32
1
31
8
0
281
0
5.04
4.60
1.10
0.15
12.1
11.0
1.62
.319
4.75
9.94
11Red Ames
R. Ames
0.00
173.2
1911
23
10
9
.526
23
102
13
1
0
139
62
0
48
2
0
703
4
5.29
2.49
2.13
0.00
14.5
6.8
1.08
.252
3.21
7.20
12Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
0.05
189.1
1911
25
9
13
.409
25
95
15
1
0
201
99
1
65
2
0
801
4
4.52
3.09
1.46
0.05
11.9
8.1
1.40
.313
4.71
9.55
13Ray Collins
R. Collins
0.05
177.2
1911
24
9
11
.450
24
79
14
0
0
163
71
1
40
3
0
713
4
4.00
2.03
1.98
0.05
11.1
5.6
1.14
.275
3.60
8.26
14Joe Wood
J. Wood
0.07
252.2
1911
33
17
15
.531
33
205
25
5
0
207
106
2
67
11
0
1,028
7
7.30
2.39
3.06
0.07
19.9
6.5
1.08
.276
3.78
7.37
15Cy Young
C. Young
0.07
125.2
1911
TOT
18
7
9
.438
18
57
12
2
0
137
75
6
27
4
0
532
6
4.08
1.93
2.11
0.43
10.7
5.1
1.31
.299
5.37
9.81
16Ralph Works
R. Works
0.07
125.1
1912
TOT
17
5
10
.333
17
52
10
1
0
145
76
1
56
5
0
565
5
3.73
4.02
0.93
0.07
9.2
9.9
1.60
.319
5.46
10.41
17George Kahler
G. Kahler
0.08
120.0
1911
17
8
8
.500
17
79
10
0
0
114
61
1
53
8
0
508
5
5.93
3.98
1.49
0.08
15.6
10.4
1.39
.308
4.57
8.55
18Jean Dubuc
J. Dubuc
0.08
220.1
1912
26
16
9
.640
26
88
23
2
0
198
97
2
90
7
0
946
10
3.59
3.68
0.98
0.08
9.3
9.5
1.31
.258
3.96
8.09
19Joe Lake
J. Lake
0.10
188.1
1911
25
9
14
.391
25
61
14
2
0
215
98
2
32
3
0
797
5
2.92
1.53
1.91
0.10
7.7
4.0
1.31
.305
4.68
10.27
20George McConnell
G. McConnell
0.11
169.0
1912
20
8
12
.400
20
88
19
0
0
166
85
3
43
3
0
715
4
4.69
2.29
2.05
0.16
12.3
6.0
1.24
.282
4.53
8.84
21Mack Allison
M. Allison
0.13
140.2
1912
20
6
14
.300
20
33
11
1
0
139
74
4
39
7
0
594
5
2.11
2.50
0.85
0.26
5.6
6.6
1.27
.264
4.73
8.89
22Ned Garvin
N. Garvin
0.14
191.0
1904
TOT
24
5
16
.238
24
94
16
2
0
156
84
6
77
6
0
9
4.43
3.63
1.22
0.28
10.4
1.22
.271
3.96
7.35
23Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
0.15
179.0
1912
26
10
9
.526
26
98
11
1
0
187
89
8
74
7
0
780
4
4.93
3.72
1.32
0.40
12.6
9.5
1.46
.302
4.47
9.40
24Jack Warhop
J. Warhop
0.15
176.2
1912
22
6
16
.273
22
68
16
0
0
199
92
3
45
15
0
769
2
3.46
2.29
1.51
0.15
8.8
5.9
1.38
.307
4.69
10.14
25Jack Powell
J. Powell
0.17
214.0
1912
27
9
17
.346
27
60
19
0
0
224
103
4
45
3
0
897
4
2.52
1.89
1.33
0.17
6.7
5.0
1.26
.280
4.33
9.42
StatMuse has game-level data for ERA and innings pitched going back to the 1901 season.
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