lowest era for reliever with at least 60 innings pitched in a season since 1920

Since 1920, Zack Britton has the best ERA by a relief pitcher with 60.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.54 in 2016.

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NAMEERAIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Zack Britton
Z. Britton
0.54
67.0
2016
69
2
1
.667
0
74
0
0
47
38
4
7
1
18
0
63
3
254
10
9.94
2.42
4.11
0.13
29.1
7.1
0.84
.230
0.94
5.10
2Fernando Rodney
F. Rodney
0.60
74.2
2012
76
2
2
.500
0
76
0
0
48
43
5
9
2
15
3
65
1
282
4
9.16
1.81
5.07
0.24
27.0
5.3
0.78
.220
1.08
5.18
3Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
0.61
74.1
2024
74
4
2
.667
0
66
0
0
47
39
5
10
2
10
2
66
1
270
2
7.99
1.21
6.60
0.24
24.4
3.7
0.66
.195
1.21
4.72
4Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
0.61
73.1
1990
63
4
2
.667
0
73
0
0
48
41
5
9
2
4
0
61
1
262
0
8.96
0.49
18.25
0.25
27.9
1.5
0.61
.213
1.10
5.03
5Blake Treinen
B. Treinen
0.78
80.1
2018
68
9
2
.818
0
100
0
0
38
46
7
12
2
21
1
58
3
315
6
11.20
2.35
4.76
0.22
31.7
6.7
0.83
.230
1.34
5.15
6Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
0.92
68.1
2006
59
4
2
.667
0
75
0
0
35
40
7
8
3
13
1
49
2
257
2
9.88
1.71
5.77
0.40
29.2
5.1
0.78
.224
1.05
5.27
7Wade Davis
W. Davis
0.94
67.1
2015
69
8
1
.889
0
78
0
0
17
33
7
8
3
20
0
24
1
251
1
10.43
2.67
3.90
0.40
31.1
8.0
0.79
.200
1.07
4.41
8Chris Hammond
C. Hammond
0.95
76.0
2002
63
7
2
.778
0
63
0
0
0
53
8
15
1
31
1
6
9
311
1
7.46
3.67
2.03
0.12
20.3
10.0
1.11
.242
1.78
6.28
9Eric O'Flaherty
E. O'Flaherty
0.98
73.2
2011
78
2
4
.333
0
67
0
0
0
59
8
9
2
21
3
5
8
301
1
8.19
2.57
3.19
0.24
22.3
7.0
1.09
.274
1.10
7.21
10Wade Davis
W. Davis
1.00
72.0
2014
71
9
2
.818
0
109
0
0
3
38
8
8
0
23
3
11
0
279
1
13.63
2.88
4.74
0.00
39.1
8.2
0.85
.264
1.00
4.75
11Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
1.01
62.2
2012
63
3
1
.750
0
116
0
0
42
27
7
7
3
14
2
56
0
231
5
16.66
2.01
8.29
0.43
50.2
6.1
0.65
.250
1.01
3.88
12Dale Murray
D. Murray
1.03
69.2
1974
32
1
1
.500
0
31
0
0
10
46
8
12
1
23
0
23
2
271
1
4.00
2.97
1.35
0.13
11.4
8.5
0.99
.208
1.55
5.94
13Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
1.04
78.0
1981
47
6
3
.667
0
61
0
0
28
55
9
9
3
13
1
41
5
297
1
7.04
1.50
4.69
0.35
20.5
4.4
0.87
.237
1.04
6.35
14David Robertson
D. Robertson
1.08
66.2
2011
70
4
0
1.000
0
100
0
0
1
40
8
9
1
35
1
8
6
272
6
13.50
4.72
2.86
0.14
36.8
12.9
1.13
.289
1.21
5.40
15Koji Uehara
K. Uehara
1.09
74.1
2013
73
4
1
.800
0
101
0
0
21
33
9
10
5
9
1
40
2
265
1
12.23
1.09
11.22
0.61
38.1
3.4
0.57
.188
1.21
4.00
16John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1.12
64.1
2003
62
0
2
.000
0
73
0
0
45
48
8
9
2
8
0
55
1
244
2
10.21
1.12
9.13
0.28
29.9
3.3
0.87
.286
1.26
6.72
17Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
1.13
64.0
1995
62
3
0
1.000
0
58
0
0
46
49
8
9
3
17
0
57
2
250
5
8.16
2.39
3.41
0.42
23.2
6.8
1.03
.267
1.27
6.89
18Evan Phillips
E. Phillips
1.14
63.0
2022
64
7
3
.700
0
77
0
0
2
33
8
11
2
15
3
9
1
233
0
11.00
2.14
5.13
0.29
33.0
6.4
0.76
.228
1.57
4.71
19Kirby Yates
K. Yates
1.17
61.2
2024
61
7
2
.778
0
85
0
0
33
23
8
10
3
28
2
50
5
237
1
12.41
4.09
3.04
0.44
35.9
11.8
0.83
.168
1.46
3.36
20Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
1.17
61.1
2025
67
5
3
.625
0
85
0
0
32
28
8
9
3
15
0
43
0
228
6
12.47
2.20
5.67
0.44
37.3
6.6
0.70
.200
1.32
4.11
21Kirby Yates
K. Yates
1.19
60.2
2019
60
0
5
.000
0
101
0
0
41
41
8
14
2
13
7
51
1
243
2
14.98
1.93
7.77
0.30
41.6
5.3
0.89
.325
2.08
6.08
22Tim Burke
T. Burke
1.19
91.0
1987
55
7
0
1.000
0
58
0
0
18
64
12
18
3
17
0
30
6
354
2
5.74
1.68
3.41
0.30
16.4
4.8
0.89
.221
1.78
6.33
23Hung-Chih Kuo
H. Kuo
1.20
60.0
2010
56
3
2
.600
0
73
0
0
12
29
8
8
1
18
1
16
0
229
3
10.95
2.70
4.06
0.15
31.9
7.9
0.78
.206
1.20
4.35
24Eric Gagne
E. Gagne
1.20
82.1
2003
77
2
3
.400
0
137
0
0
55
37
11
12
2
20
3
67
2
306
2
14.98
2.19
6.85
0.22
44.8
6.5
0.69
.243
1.31
4.04
25Greg Holland
G. Holland
1.21
67.0
2013
68
2
1
.667
0
103
0
0
47
40
9
11
3
18
0
61
1
255
2
13.84
2.42
5.72
0.40
40.4
7.1
0.87
.282
1.48
5.37

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