lowest era for a pitcher that started at least 30 games since 1950 in a season

Since 1950, Bob Gibson has the best ERA with 30+ starts in a season, with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968.

NAME ERA GS SEASON TM G W L W% 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
34
1968
STL STL
34
22
9
.710
268
28
13
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
38
1.77
63
5.85
34.8
2 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
35
1985
NYM NYM
35
24
4
.857
268
16
8
0
276.2
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
44
2.12
59
6.44
45.6
3 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.60
32
1968
CLE CLE
34
21
9
.700
264
19
9
0
258.1
152
46
53
16
73
4
0
4
987
3
9.20
2.54
3.62
0.56
26.7
7.4
0.87
.216
1.85
53
2.04
64
5.30
33
4 Dean Chance
D. Chance
1.65
35
1964
LAA LAA
46
20
9
.690
207
15
11
4
278.1
194
51
56
7
86
2
7
9
1,093
9
6.69
2.78
2.41
0.23
18.9
7.9
1.01
.236
1.81
48
2.39
67
6.27
37.9
5 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
32
2015
LAD LAD
32
19
3
.864
200
1
0
0
222.2
148
41
43
14
40
5
0
1
843
7
8.08
1.62
5.00
0.57
23.7
4.7
0.84
.229
1.74
44
2.75
73
5.98
26.2
6 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
32
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
269
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
7 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.73
41
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
317
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
8 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
35
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
9 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.76
35
1971
NYM NYM
36
20
10
.667
289
21
4
0
286.1
210
56
61
18
61
4
1
2
1,103
5
9.08
1.92
4.74
0.57
26.2
5.5
0.95
.263
1.92
52
1.93
58
6.60
44.5
10 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
33
2015
CHC CHC
33
22
6
.786
236
4
3
0
229.0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
45
2.34
60
5.90
39
11 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1.81
37
1968
CLE CLE
38
15
14
.517
283
11
3
0
269.0
181
54
78
13
110
10
0
9
1,098
7
9.47
3.68
2.57
0.43
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.61
59
2.25
70
6.06
28.3
12 Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
39
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
13 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.83
33
2013
LAD LAD
33
16
9
.640
232
3
2
0
236.0
164
48
55
11
52
3
0
2
908
12
8.85
1.98
4.46
0.42
25.6
5.7
0.92
.251
2.10
51
2.38
64
6.25
35.4
14 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.87
32
2005
HOU HOU
32
13
8
.619
185
1
0
0
211.1
151
44
51
11
62
3
0
5
838
3
7.88
2.64
2.98
0.47
22.1
7.4
1.01
.243
2.17
44
2.86
67
6.43
33.4
15 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.88
40
1963
LAD LAD
40
25
5
.833
306
20
11
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
62
1.85
62
6.19
41.9
16 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1.89
32
1996
FLA FLA
32
17
11
.607
159
5
3
0
233.0
187
49
60
8
33
16
0
2
906
6
6.14
1.27
4.82
0.31
17.5
3.6
0.94
.259
2.32
46
2.88
68
7.22
35.8
17 Blake Snell
B. Snell
1.89
31
2018
TBR TBR
31
21
5
.808
221
0
0
0
180.2
112
38
41
16
64
1
0
2
700
13
11.01
3.19
3.45
0.80
31.6
9.1
0.97
.241
2.04
46
2.94
72
5.58
23.1
18 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.90
31
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
305
13
4
0
241.1
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
19 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
1.91
42
1971
CWS CWS
44
22
13
.629
210
22
7
1
334.0
272
71
95
21
62
7
2
2
1,316
6
5.66
1.67
3.39
0.57
16.0
4.7
1.00
.247
2.56
53
2.63
71
7.33
38.9
20 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1.92
40
1972
CLE CLE
41
24
16
.600
234
29
5
1
342.2
253
73
79
17
82
12
1
16
1,345
11
6.15
2.15
2.85
0.45
17.4
6.1
0.98
.236
2.07
60
2.49
74
6.64
31.9
21 John Tudor
J. Tudor
1.93
36
1985
STL STL
36
21
8
.724
169
14
10
0
275.0
209
59
68
14
49
5
0
4
1,062
4
5.53
1.60
3.45
0.46
15.9
4.6
0.94
.236
2.23
55
2.70
76
6.84
26.3
22 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.93
31
1990
BOS BOS
31
21
6
.778
209
7
4
0
228.1
193
49
59
7
54
7
0
3
920
8
8.24
2.13
3.87
0.28
22.7
5.9
1.08
.289
2.33
47
2.17
55
7.61
44.8
23 Dave McNally
D. McNally
1.95
35
1968
BAL BAL
35
22
10
.688
202
18
5
0
273.0
175
59
67
24
55
10
0
1
1,038
5
6.66
1.81
3.67
0.79
19.5
5.3
0.84
.202
2.21
67
2.76
90
5.77
9.5
24 Denny McLain
D. McLain
1.96
41
1968
DET DET
41
31
6
.838
280
28
6
0
336.0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
64
2.53
79
6.46
24.8
25 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1.97
41
1972
PHI PHI
41
27
10
.730
310
30
8
0
346.1
257
76
84
17
87
1
0
8
1,351
8
8.06
2.26
3.56
0.44
22.9
6.4
0.99
.256
2.18
56
2.00
59
6.68
53.5

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

52

21st

R

269

8th

SO

401

29th

ERA

3.71

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
Brewers Brewers
29
28
.509
6.5
Reds Reds
28
29
.491
7.5
Pirates Pirates
21
36
.368
14.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/30
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Sat
5/31
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
4:05 PM
Sun
6/1
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
1:05 PM
Tue
6/3
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
6/4
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Last Game
BAL Orioles

19 - 36

4

Final

6

STL Cardinals

32 - 24

Wed 28 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
35
20
.636
Rays Rays
29
27
.518
6.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
37
20
.649
Guardians Guardians
30
25
.545
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
25
.545
Astros Astros
30
26
.536
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
36
20
.643
Mets Mets
34
22
.607
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
22
.607
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
6-3
Tue
5/13
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1-2
Tue
5/13
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
3-2
Tue
5/13
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
14-7
Tue
5/13
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
5-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/30
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
5/30
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Fri
5/30
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Fri
5/30
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Fri
5/30
COL COL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM